Seniors press for Medicare drug coverage amid congressional stalemate
Editorial urges immediate relief as both parties push prescription drug Additions to Medicare. It notes GOP rely on HMOs with premiums 35 to 40 dollars and 250 dollar deductible, while Clinton plan would cap drugs at half costs up to 2000 in 2003 rising to 5000 in 2009 with no deductible.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Martin Corry
AARP
CQ Weekly
House
Senate
The Gazette Seeks Public Letters and Columns
The Gazette invites public letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require full name signature street address and daytime number, not published. anonymous letters are not printed. Length limits: about 300 words for letters, one letter per writer every 30 days, column guidance 700 words max. Include contact details and send to Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via fax 319 298 5846 or email gate fylowa com.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Debating God prompts futility says Humanists of Iowa
Betty McCollister, a freelance writer, reports on a Humanists of Iowa meeting featuring a video debate on God. The piece critiques William Lane Craig and Ron Barrer, contrasts creationism and evolution, and questions the existence and nature of God while noting historical shifts in scientific and moral understanding.
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Humanists of Iowa
God
Crusade For Christ
William Lane Craig
Ron Barrer
Craig
Bluestem Aims At Exploring Waste Company Partnership
The Bluestem Board considers a public private partnership with Waste Management to cut landfill charges by five dollars or about fifteen percent to win customer loyalty. Local haulers already ship to Illinois facilities with lower costs, while Bluestem faces competition from Waste Management’s transfer station and a nearby Illinois landfill. Officials urge dialogue to avoid costly battles and seek facts about a potential deal, noting Buchanan County approves of the transfer station and recycling program and a Morrison Illinois landfill under a host agreement.
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Bluestem
Iowa
Illinois
Bluestem’s
Bluestem Board
Don’t widen Highway 1 through Solon heart editorial
A reader critiques the June 12 editorial on Highway 1 in Solon, correcting dates and figures. The piece argues the through-Solon option would add 14 feet, not double the width, and that a Super Two limit remains 55 mph. It questions farm displacement versus business relocation and calls for four-way stops and alternative routes.
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Department of Transportation
Solon High School
DOT
Solon
Ely
Lake Macbride
Coralville Reservoir
Iowa
Kirkwood
McLeod
Marion resident responds to Gazette misattribution
Jan Schuhmacher of Marion appeals for correction after a Gazette article credited Cedar Rapids with appointing Swati Dandekar to the Vision Iowa board. The writer notes Dandekar’s long service to Marion schools and community and urges the Gazette to verify facts and apologize.
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Swati Dandekar
Vilsack
Vision Iowa Board
C.R
Gazette
Marion and
Swati
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