Seattle style pay by weight waste plan eyed in two cities
A Cedar Rapids council member proposed charging garbage fees by weight or volume as an incentive to recycle. Seattle already piloted a pay by weight program with book scales and bar code readers, aiming to curb waste and boost recycling, with uncertain outcomes.
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Cedar Rapids
Bush nominates David Souter to Supreme Court after Brennan retirement
President Bush selects 50 year old federal appeals court judge David H. Souter of New Hampshire as Brennan successor. Bush says Souter has not been asked about abortion and aims for a moderate conservative pick akin to Kennedy. Brennan praised for 33 years of pivotal rulings on affirmative action asylum pregnancy leave and disability rights.
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Senate
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
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Congress
Brennan
City diagram of San Francisco homeless relief plan
Mayor Art Agnos outlines a humane approach to homelessness in San Francisco focusing on two multiservice centers that connect homeless people with health services housing and job training. The program shifts from disaster relief to long term independence aiming for transitional and permanent housing while enforcing no sleeping laws in the Civic Center.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
San Francisco
Letters to the Gazette on art, censorship and public funding
In a discussion on freedom of expression, the author argues for common sense in art submissions funded with public money. They cite controversial works and propose in house review committees to avoid violent public backlash. The piece also praises the 1990 Cedar River Duck Race and thanks contributors and volunteers.
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Mapplethorpe and
Serrano
Baker Eddy
National Endowment For the
Iowa
Cedar River
Child Protection Center
Bum rap for NKOTB fans defend upbeat concert
A reader protests a critical review of New Kids on the Block. The letter defends the group as hardworking, fan friendly, charitable, and well performed, urging reviewers to present informed opinions.
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NKOTB
Rexroat
Donnie Wahlberg
Readers challenge Harkin’s grass roots claim
A letter from Leslie Klink in Elkader criticizes The New York Times for reporting that over 90 percent of Tom Harkin’s funds come from outside Iowa. The writer urges voters to abandon the idea of a grass roots campaign and to consider voting him out this fall.
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New York Times
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Sen
Harkin
Leslie Klink
Elkader
County Treasurer Refuses Penny Payment For License Fees
The writer reports the county treasurer’s office would not accept 36 penny rolls totaling $18 plus coins as payment for car license fees. Both clerk and supervisor refused, citing coins as illegal tender, while noting other services and machines do take such payments.
Cedar Rapids Seeks Downtown Beautification Idea Ice Rink Suggested
Readers praise progress on downtown beautification in Cedar Rapids and propose adding an ice skating rink at the mall as a new attraction for all ages. The suggestion aims to boost entertainment and draw visitors to the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Me generation warned as doom path parallels ancient empires
A passionate moral note compares modern America to Sodom Babylon and Rome, arguing a drift from faith and the sanctity of life. The writer cites abortion drugs sex and greed as signs of impending judgment, urging repentance before catastrophe.
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Sodom
Babylon
Rome
Nazi Germany
Germany
Readers Letters Policy Notice
The Gazette presents printing reader letters as offered opinions without vouching for accuracy or endorsing them. Readers may submit corrections or contradictions for equal publication opportunity.
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