Solon Highway 1 upgrade debate rages over bypass vs town route
Residents and Solon City Council oppose widening Highway 1 through the heart. Iowa DOT plans a Super Two upgrade due July 2005 to address rising traffic.12 options were shown. two bypass routes east of Solon and one widening through town face resistance from landowners and businesses. Citizens worry drive-by traffic and town access, urging bypass viability and smart marketing to attract visitors. Officials note earlier discussions linking Mount Vernon to Washington as a prime candidate for the project.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Solon
DOT
Highway 1
Mount Vernon
Washington
Iowa City
Frytown
Kalona
Marathon lead irritates sports editor and recall of Gazette era
Former Gazette reporter recalls a marathon opening line and how a 60 word second sentence drew mockery from Pat McPartland. He notes enduring memories of editors and colleagues, including Gus Schrader and a roster of notable journalists, while joking about their career luck.
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J.P
Pat) McPartland
Gazette
John Rocker
Randall Simon
Atlanta Braves
Rocker
Sports Illustrated
Pat
Los Angeles Times
Marcel Proust
Gus Schrader
Daily Iowan
Gus
Scotty McLeod
Ireland
Roy McHugh
Pittsburgh Press
Lou Breuer
Texas
Loyal Meek
Phoenix Gazette
Dora Jane Hamblin
Globe
Life
Tait Cummins
WMT
Sirree
No plan yet for warming, McCain hears call for action
At a hearing led by Sen. John McCain the senator admitted he does not have a warming plan. He warned policy makers must act as greenhouse gas levels rise. The piece argues Republicans need a concrete anti warming plan by the national convention and notes critics of Kyoto. Robert M. Hogg of Cedar Rapids provides closing commentary.
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John McCain
R-Ariz
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
McCain
Raymond Bradley
Department of Geophysics
Climate System Research Center
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Robert Watson
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
Earth
World
Costa Rica
Bradley
George W. Bush
James Leach
Charles Grassley
Iowa
United States
Grassley
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Letters raise cost concerns over Census 2000 follow ups
Jim Rozendaal of Independence questions the high cost of Census 2000 follow-up calls compared with mailed forms. He calculates per-call costs, training, mileage, and possible waste under a system he says failed to credit many cooperative residents and questions where unanswered forms end up.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Pomona
Calif
Exorbitant tax bill for elderly housing reduces by offset
Linn Supervisor Lu Barron calls the eight thousand dollar tax bill excessive while Three Oaks Village seeks relief for a 10 unit elderly housing complex in Central City. The Board of Review cut the levy by four hundred dollars to seven thousand six hundred, but critics say the cost remains prohibitive.
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the Gazette
Linn
Lu Barron
Lumir Dostal
Dostal
Three Oaks Village
Central City
Board of Review
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Stated
The Gazette notes letters are not guaranteed accurate and publish corrections by readers. It states readers may publish contradictions or corrections in equal opportunity for future letters.
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Gazette
Buses funding debated by Cedar Rapids readers
Iowa Cedar Rapids readers examine sources on bus purchases from the PPEL fund. Questions arise over 1999 spending figures and the role of the general fund, with totals ranging from 208000 to 345000 and a proposed 147 million bond for capital projects.
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Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
PPEL
Cedar Rapids
Ron Olson
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Finch
ALOT
Ivan D. Hand
The Gazette Letters Policy Cited for Reader Input
The Gazette reiterates a 300 word limit for letters. Include name street address and daytime phone. only name and hometown appear in print. Submissions to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Carl Kane
Free Lance
Robert M. Hogg
Jim Rozendaal
Independence
General Fund
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