Time to vote on Cedar Rapids library levy
The Gazette argues for raising Cedar Rapids library tax to fund a $350,000 cut and avoid service losses. It notes a 4 to 12 cent levy, potential gains up to $1.1 million at 27 cents, and surveys showing broad support for new revenue, while urging careful campaign planning and assurances funds won’t replace existing budget.
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Cedar Rapids
East Side
Frank M. Magid Associates Inc
Iowa City
Enue
MSNBC Scarborough Country remarks spark furore over wife comment
The column questions the propriety of Joe Scarborough and Craig Crawford joking about Fred Thompson's wife on air. It labels the exchange tasteless and unseemly, argues politicians should avoid sexual innuendo, and notes MSNBC's defense as evasive. It urges accountability and criticizes party arrogance.
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MSNBC
Florida
Joe Scarborough
Jony Soprano
Scarborough
Craig Crawford
Fred Thompson
Crawford
Robert Redford
Thompson
Jeri
Washington
North Carolina
Don Imus
Imus
Iris
Chris Matthews
Matthews
Tim Russert
Bob Schieffer
Ann Romney
Cindy McCain
Jeri Thompson
GOP
Andrew Jackson
White House
Letters on politics and collective bargaining in Cedar Rapids
A reader condemns Bush and Cheney as political terrorists and argues for universal draft reform, linking Vietnam era experiences to current fears. The letter from Robert M L Johnson of Cedar Rapids criticizes collective bargaining as the city payroll burden and urges disclosure of public payrolls to reveal taxpayer impacts and why wage growth erodes funding.
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Newton
Iowa
Gary Fischer
Bush
Cheney
Bill Minataglio
Mary Matalin
Atwater
Vietnam
Dubuque
Germany
O'Hare
Cindy Sheehan
Iraq
Jerome Ritz
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Robert M. L. Johnson
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Dave Storey
Kint Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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