City rejects incinerator plan amid legal and environmental doubts
Cedar Rapids officials in a special session opposed Jim Ledenbach's proposed southwest incinerator citing community concerns and a consultant's report. The vote may end the project unless court action alters course, with recycling and regulatory safeguards noted as central factors in the debate.
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Renewed flood links Iowa and Georgia in charity efforts
South Georgia floods prompt relief ties to Iowa as Chelsea residents send water to Montezuma and later redirect a fundraising drive toward building supplies. About $3,240 has been raised with volunteers delivering a check, highlighting resilient, generous small towns amid disaster.
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Religious Right reshapes GOP beyond conventions
Washington based political writer Laurence I Barrett notes the Christian Coalition led by Pat Robertson and Ralph Reed shifts from protest to influence inside the Republican Party. He highlights Iowa Minnesota Texas moves and the push to organize from the bottom up while moderates struggle to halt the trend.
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Iowa
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Dean Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Good Lord
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Houston
Reed
Terry Branstad
Corning
Bonnie Campbell
GOP
Lloyd Bentsen
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Arne Carlson
Allen Quist
Carlson
Quist
Republican Majority Coalition
Sens
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Ripon Society
Haley Barbour
Bush
Silent March urges action against U.S. gun deaths
Guest column advocates the Silent March to highlight gun violence as a national public health issue. It calls for shoes symbolizing victims, a coalition of sponsors, and donations to support sending shoes to charitable groups before Labor Day. Dennis Smith leads the Cedar Rapids based drive.
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Set aside June golf day to teach nonpros on municipal courses
Readers argue municipal golf should serve all citizens not just pros. A writer from Hiawatha cites a 66 percent support for discrimination against beginners and urges weekly time on at least one city course for learners, while stressing fair access and rules compliance.
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David M. Hodges
Hiawatha
Gazette invites public letters and columns
The Cedar Rapids Gazette seeks reader letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require full name signature, full street address, and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published. Limit about 300 words for letters, one letter per writer every 30 days. Columns up to 700 words. Address submissions to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 3985846.
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