Community dream endures despite sales tax defeat
The editorial urges Cedar Rapids to continue plans to revitalize Czech Village and adjacent brownfields, despite Tuesday's defeat of a local option sales tax. It argues the setback does not ruin the vision, highlights lessons from 1998, and stresses the need for quality of life, investment, and broad support to attract business and grow the tax base.
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Iverrun
Czech Village
Cedar Rapids
River Run
Iowa
Linn County
Iowa dairy plans draw Dutch investors amid milk demand gap
Gazette reports Dutch investors eye large scale Iowa dairy farms to meet local milk demand. Futura Dairy closure linked to falling fluid milk prices. Moss family faced state harassment over raw milk sale. Moss' Dairy liquidated after legal action. Radiance Dairy sells pasteurized unhomogenized milk in Fairfield at 5.49 per gallon. Letter writers advocate legal raw milk and praise Howard Dean. Art coverage praised as unprecedented in Cedar Rapids media.
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Gazette
Iowa
Eldon Moss
Jersey
Fairfield
New Pioneer Co-op
Moss’ Dairy
Radiance Dairy
Wisconsin
California
Fly Wright
Cedar Rapids
High beer taxes harm Iowa economy and consumers
Joe Lee of Dale Lee Distributing argues that beer taxes unfairly hit moderate to low income drinkers while research by Roger Brunner shows excise tax hikes depress employment and slow recovery. He urges lawmakers to avoid raising excises to protect the state’s economy.
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Roger Brunner
Council of Economic Advisers
Harvard
Iowa
Clinton memoir fuels Washington buzz and critique
The national reaction to Hillary Rodham Clinton's Living History centers on an eight million dollar advance and excerpt leaks. Critics say the book adds little new detail, reopens the Lewinsky saga, and highlights Clinton's public persona over substantive policy.
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Martha Stewart
Howell Raines
Sammy Sosa
Middle East
Jordan
New York Times
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Simon and Schuster
Time Magazine
Clinton
ABC
Barbara Walters
Associated Press
Monica Lewinsky
D-N.y
New York
Chelsea
NBC
Tom Brokaw
Lewinsky
Senate
White House
Washington
Blended ethnic labels across nations and identities
An editorial quiz explores blended identities beyond Latino and Anglo labels, listing terms like Negripino and Blasian. It pairs each mixed heritage name with its corresponding description, highlighting pride in multiethnic roots and evolving identity terms.
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Howard Dean
Fayette County
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America
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Joan E. Shank Winthrop
Joe Lee
Dale Lee Distributing Co
Andrea Mitchell
Linda Tripp
Sidney Blumenthal
Nantucket
Bill Clinton
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
The
Washington Post
Negripino
Hinjew
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Melungeon
Hapa
Blasian
Mexipino
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Hafa
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Appalachia
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