Energy Star tips from environmental group visit
The National Environmental Trust toured Cedar Rapids to promote energy efficiency and alternative energy. Speakers highlighted Energy Star appliances, fuel for thought on cost savings, and the value of efficient lighting and home cooling to cut fossil fuel use.
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National Environmental Trust
Greene Square Park
Cedar Rapids
Robert Cowin
Houston
Cowin
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy
Corruption’s menu of perks in the 2000s reform glare
A Washington Post editorial frames campaign reform as already fading while lawmakers exploit loopholes. It highlights Rep. Tom DeLay plans for near million dollar perks at the Philadelphia convention and party spending flexes fueled by a 10th Circuit ruling. It notes National Governors Association meetings funded by corporate donors, with access for the wealthy and exclusion for the public.
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Washington Post
Tom DeLay
R-Texas
Philadelphia
DeLay
10Th U.S. Circuit Court
Supreme Court
10Th Circuit
National Governors’ Association
From collective unconscious to public conscience in facing bigotry
David Belgum, a Lutheran minister and former head of University Hospitals pastoral services, calls for an awake public to resist hatred. He cites Kristallnacht memories, the Judensau carving in Wittenberg, and figures like Father Coughlin and McCarthy as warnings. He urges moral responsibility and reconciliation.
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Detroit
Charles Coughlin
Joe McCarthy
R-Wis
David Belgum
University Hospitals’ Pastoral Services
Coupon proposal fuels political backlash in Iowa
Stephen Brubaker of Cedar Rapids condemns a $14 million ethanol coupon plan backed by Governor Vilsack and the Legislature, accusing a tie to the Iowa Corn Growers Association and ethanol producers. He urges funding infrastructure instead and jokes about selling his coupon if the idea advances.
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Vilsack
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Ethanol
Stephen Brubaker
Cedar Rapids
Think Twice Before Death Penalty Moral Challenge
A reflective piece argues against capital punishment citing Jesus on the cross and Luke 23 34. It warns that human judgments may mirror the crucifixion and calls readers to reconsider lethal justice before divine judgment.
Editorial on pet vaccination and stray cat distemper
A reader endorses the July editorial on animals not being defined by numbers. They support city health rules addressing shots for pets and recount a stray cat with distemper that had to be euthanized.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fyliowa
Think Smart Before Building More Roads In Cedar Rapids
A resident proposes a beltline using Highways 13 and 30 with a northern county road, feeder roads from industries, and avoiding residential areas. They urge lower speeds on two lane streets to 25 mph and school hospital zones to 20 mph, limit heavy trucks, convert intersections to all red before green, and discourage heavy traffic on main streets. Extending Highway 100 could worsen congestion on Collins Road, while the city already has an interstate through town. They oppose tearing up orchards and stress gas conservation and smart planning before adding throughways.
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Cedar Rapids
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids Debates Pet Limit Ordinance
A resident objects to Cedar Rapids and its Animal Control Division proposing a cap on pets per household, suggesting a six animal limit and questioning scope beyond pets. The concern spans Linn County and whether such rules infringe on personal life and neighbor impact.
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City of
Cedar Rapids
Animal Control Division
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