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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2010
Page
4
The Gazette notes the City Council approved a new housing code to crack down on nuisance properties. It imposes landlord licensing at 50 dollars, annual registration fees, and a mandatory crime free addendum. Critics fear eviction power over tenants without criminal conviction.
A July 3 letter attacks President Bush and his administration, accusing them of wars, doctored science, DOJ politicization, Katrina failures, vast wartime costs, and the loss of lives. It cites figures like Cheney and Rumsfeld and frames Bush as responsible for a "Reign of Terror" and systemic harm to rights and the environment. The piece ends with a quip invoking Will Rogers about election night and four-year alibis.
Alice Panther urges voters in Iowa City to back Roxanne Conlin in November citing Grassley’s records on unemployment, banking industry funds, and corporate tax breaks. She frames one vote as pivotal to reform and economic growth.
Loren Kiel argues for an investment tax credit to spur equipment purchases and job growth while urging delay or modification of new taxes and regulations. Don Cell counters that unemployment relief and state aid are essential to sustain consumer spending and public services during recovery, warning against premature austerity.
A reader laments the Sunday Gazette Opinion pages for ad hominem attacks by Charles Krauthammer and Leonard Pitts. The letter argues political commentators should offer liberal or conservative analysis and avoid personal attacks, warning it harms public discourse about the country’s future.
Preservationists failed to save the 41 and a half foot plinth of the Sinclair plant smokestack as officials confirm demolition will proceed in phases. Monica Vernon led a last bid to keep the plinth with phrases like its craftsmanship, but the council voted 5-4 to raze it, noting move costs.
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