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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2016
Page
5
Guest columnist Carole Teator notes fewer insects in yards and at lights and in a nearby prairie. She cites a 2014 Science study showing a 45 percent invertebrate decline and urges habitat protection, reduced pesticide use, native plantings, organic local foods, and public awareness to safeguard pollinators and ecosystems.
A community letter condemns Cedar Rapids City Council for ordering the slaughter of Canada geese accused of eating discarded food. The writer questions the Department of Natural Resources involvement and urges nonlethal solutions and moral leadership.
City leaders and taxpayers fund a major Cedar Rapids infrastructure upgrade causing bottlenecks on streets and driveways. Businesses worry about reduced traffic while urging residents to support locally owned shops, car washes, ice cream stands, and florists during the disruption.
Froma Harrop frames the Dallas police killings as extremist violence by Micah Johnson who said he targeted officers during a Black Lives Matter era demonstration. He spoke of aiming to detonate devices and claimed a cause beyond himself while denouncing it, underscoring a dangerous misreading of safety and protest.
Phil Hemingway argues against bussing as a solution, urging preservation of neighborhood schools to serve all students. He cites diverse communities, stresses lowering class sizes and targeted programming to close achievement gaps, and promotes parent involvement and affordable housing as long term fixes. Hemingway is a member of the Iowa City school board.
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