Time for discipline on entitlements
The Concord Coalition urges Republicans and Democrats to curb entitlement growth as GDP and program costs surge. It warns Social Security Medicare and Medicaid will dominate noninterest outlays by 2040 and calls using surpluses to cut debt and fund personal accounts.
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Celebrate gays special qualities in Letters to the Gazette
A reader challenges Cal Thomas and defending gays. The letter argues gays deserve protection, notes Native American roles for gender nonconformity, critiques anti gay rhetoric, cautions against false accusations and laws that could trigger lawsuits, and supports monogamous gay couples' rights while warning against urging conversion.
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Cal Thomas
Gazette
Rick Smith
Kenneth Starck
Homosexual Life and its Alleged Consequences
Randall Vartabedian in Cedar Rapids argues that homosexuality causes negative outcomes such as AIDS, urges natural living, questions the science of a gay gene, and condemns political correctness in labeling. He cites Dr. Robert Spitzer’s past views and contrasts GRID with AIDS while declaring homosexuality unnatural and unclean.
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Robert Spitzer
Gazette letter guidelines for readers
The Gazette accepts letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will publish. Send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or via fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Cedar Rapids Trails Slow to Grow Despite Local Push
Jim Wing of the Linn County Trails Association calls for faster Cedar River Trail work to connect Cedar Valley Nature Trail in Hiawatha with Hoover Trail, noting grant delays and slow progress. He cites National Trails Day urging residents to bike, skate, and walk as the city eyeing a youth‑friendly recreation upgrade.
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Energy Conservation by Consumer Demand and Habits
The author argues energy policy should start with consumer behavior not industry. He urges limiting households to one fuel efficient car, driving 10 percent fewer miles, fitting homes to 1300 square feet, thermostat limits, and favoring rail freight to cut highway needs. Anamosa reader Robert D. Visser notes the hypocrisy of protesting cars while needing rides.
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Robert D. Visser
Anamosa
Keep Some Land Public in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Corridor
The federal view groups Cedar Rapids and Iowa City as a single metro area with rapid growth along the corridor. Private developers are buying developable land as it becomes available, while the only large public spaces are Coralville Reservoir Lake Macbride State Park and Palisades Kepler State Park. Prompt land purchases are urged to secure parks open spaces and conservation areas before available parcels shrink.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coralville Reservoir
Lake Macbride State Park
Palisades-Kepler State Park
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