Strange activism slows Cedar Rapids growth in local option tax vote
In Cedar Rapids a self-improvement push backed by a 1 cent local option sales tax faces organized opposition that argues no progress is progress. The columnist recalls civic battles from the 1960s to today and urges voters to support a plan aiming to revitalize the city with parks, safety facilities, and downtown renewal. Jerry Elsen, former youth facilities adviser, notes anti tax rhetoric and urges yes for a distinctive destination city.
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Alice
Mad Hatter
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
New Jersey
Sioux City
Soos
Cedar River
University of Iowa
Gregg Alliss
Jerry Elsen
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees
Iowa bottle law should stay for now amid curbside concerns
Editorial urges preserving Iowa's 20 year old beverage deposit policy while acknowledging cleanup issues at redemption centers. It notes most recyclers are conscientious but roadside dumping and dirty containers pose practical problems and suggests improved handling rather than scrapping the law.
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UBLIC
Iowa
Bob Ray
Not like '93 Flood Fear Lingers After Rainy Spring
Eastern Iowa faces lingering flood fears as rainstorms raise concerns about ground saturation and potential water plant impacts. Meteorologists predict above normal precipitation while ground conditions improve with sunny days, contrasting the 1993 flood pattern.
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Iowa
Ned Wright
Linn County Emergency Management Agency
Wright
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Midwest
Letters to the Gazette Defends Gay Rights and Condemns Discrimination
A reader urges fair treatment for gays, cites a Davenport nursing home firing, and cites Barry Goldwater’s stance on anti discrimination. The letter defends gay rights, criticizes antis, and warns Cedar Rapids to resist promoting deviant lifestyles.
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Davenport
Quad City Times
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Washington Post
Barry Goldwater
The
Gazette
Anne R. Samuelson
Iowa City
Williamson film Killing Mrs Tingle draws fire from Cedar Rapids reader
Shirley J Northway of Cedar Rapids denounces Kevin Williamson for directing Killing Mrs Tingle a high school plot to kill a teacher and linking violent media to youth violence. The letter criticizes sensational content in Scream Scream 2 Dawson's Creek and calls for parental and societal responsibility.
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Springfield
Ore
Jonesboro
Ark
Paducah
Pearl
Miss
Kevin Williamson
Williamson
Shirley J. Northway
Cedar Rapids
Needle in the velvet glove Clinton Beijing visit debate
The piece weighs whether President Clinton should be received in Tiananmen Square during a China trip. It cites diplomacy, protocol, and potential appeals for reflection on 1989 while noting critics view the move as perilous for U.S. China relations.
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Clinton
China
Tiananmen Square
Ellie Wiesel
Bitburg
Funniest homonym of the year finds and fixes
A playful critique highlights five language errors in sample sentences including wrong word forms midriff-baring vs midriff-bearing, Clinton's birthday pluralization, subject verb agreement with addition, incorrect tense with spoke, and misplaced commas in a debt sentence.
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Orris
CCI
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