Great Places initiative seeds Iowa ideas and debates
The Gazette notes Iowa's Great Places program aims to fund diverse projects across the state. Officials expect three pilots, with ideas spanning cultural heritage sites to interactive learning centers and a Writers Road concept, while advocates push for the Ioway Trail and light rail in the Technology Corridor.
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Marmaduke fans defend canine comic and pet rights letters
A reader praises Marmaduke and critiques Family Circus while a separate letter argues against small outdoor dog pens, urging bans as abuse. A Cedar Rapids reader recalls a firefighter rescue and others comment on local water issues and columnist disputes.
Surveillance culture and the cyborg at the threshold
The piece discusses wearable tech pioneer Mann and his cybernetic headgear, the rise of surveillance via cameras, and the counterforce of sousveillance where citizens use camera phones to watch back. It cites Air Canada discrimination cases, London and Washington security drive, and the shift in power toward citizens as sensors proliferate.
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Persian Gulf
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