Downtown Cedar Rapids school could benefit kids and families
The Renaissance Group backs a downtown Cedar Rapids K-2 elementary idea aiming to bring students closer to work and culture. Proponents say downtown schooling would turn the city into a daily learning lab, increase parental involvement, and reflect modern family life.
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Rapids
Lee Clancey
Renaissance Group
Uip
Clancey
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Miami
Minneapolis
Mom
Cedar
Freedom Fest celebrates best year yet in Cedar Rapids
The Freedom Festival drew strong crowds for a ten day Independence Day celebration. Officials praised planners sponsors and volunteers while noting minor lapses in behavior as the two week end event showcased regional vitality and an annual concluding show with a thunderous finale and the national anthem.
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Peter Teahen
Cedar Rapids
Clinton health care reform fate shifts to compromise
James Risen reports the Clinton plan is dropped in Senate talks, marking the end of an era but signaling a slow new process. Expect insurer reforms first, possible soft triggers, and gradual steps toward broader coverage without a firm universal mandate.
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James Risen
Washington
Clinton
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Senate Finance Committee
Ranking Committee
Bob Packwood
Senate
House
Ira Magaziner
Congress
Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Bob Dole
David Boren
D-Okla
Boren
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Letters to the Gazette: Thomas and Unequal Hiring Practices
The writer criticizes Cedar Rapids official Thomas for bypassing standard screening to hire a secretary and for a state job search that favored men. They claim pay gaps and insider favoritism reflect unfair practices, urging equal opportunity and fairness in public hiring.
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Team Thomas
Don Thomas
Thomas
Storm watch volunteers assemble to monitor Linn County weather
In Linn County storm watch teams from volunteer fire departments amateur radio Civil Air Patrol and other groups stand ready to drop plans and respond at a moment's notice. They log long hours over weekends holidays and nights and gain no pay but the satisfaction of aiding residents.
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Linn County
Civil Air Patrol
Gazette Letters Policy Note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns on public matters. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. Material may be edited and not returned. limit 300 words per writer every 30 days. column length suggest 700 words or fewer.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Protect Bever Park Zoo Animals in Cedar Rapids
Audrey Rahn of Cedar Rapids urges the city council to hire a full time night guard with arrest authority or shelter staff patrolling the Bever Zoo, enact a city wide curfew for under 18, add humane education in K 12, raise penalties for harm to animals, and consider closing the zoo if assaults continue. She cites past drive by shootings and asks for resident safety amid budget concerns.
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Bever Park
Bever Zoo
Rightful Headlines and Witty Wordplay Across a Gazette Page
A letter writer praises Catherine Schmidt of Iowa City for admiring a Gazette headline about a flight attendant and foolish footwear. The piece notes the clever alliteration and restraint from antiquated terms, plus reflections on punctuation and playful word choices in headlines.
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Catherine Schmidt
Iowa City
Gazette
Abby
Catherine
Reed
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Linn County Emergency Management
Bever Park Zoo
Audrey Rahn
Carl Kane
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