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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2002
Page
4
The Gazette argues neglecting road expansion risks safety as population and driving rise faster than miles built. It cites RSF data on population, licensed drivers, and vehicle totals, urges concrete upgrades and design improvements to cut accidents and fatalities.
Readers challenge wording in recent Iowa stories, including fire containment wording limited versus confined, funding phrases adept at versus adept in, overtake versus take over, Red Cross headline with and without terrorist context, and the phrase envelop regulars like family in a dining renovation report.
Author perspectives urge passage of the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002 to curb nationwide inmate rapes. The proposal links funding penalties to high rape rates, mandates standards for staff training, audits accrediting bodies, and creates a national commission to set reduction standards for all states within three years.
A voter explains using absentee ballots to beat weather delays. They describe studying candidates, filling out the ballot and envelopes, delivering at the courthouse, and planning to mail in ballots if weather worsens. The note hopes for higher turnout in November.
A June 10 letter discusses tipping norms with a question on receiving change. The writer notes leaving a reasonable tip for good service and suggests exceptional service earns a higher tip. The piece mentions the common prompt Do you need any change and a tip of $0 in some cases. Coralville resident William C. Laubengayer.
A letter challenging Rep. Jim Leach on environmental votes is countered by evidence of his pro environment stance. The author’s claims on EPA funding and fast track trade legislation are disputed. Leach supported measures to halt commercial logging, resist Arctic drilling, raise CAFE standards, and back energy policy aligned with conservation.
Letter supports editorial stance against presidential intervention in state elections. It cautions that backing a candidate like Rep. Greg Ganske could tie him to the president’s wants, potentially harming Iowa if Ganske wins the Senate seat.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown accompany the letter if published. One letter per writer every 30 days. Send to The Gazette address Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com
Resident laments lack of flood coverage despite living on a 100 year flood plain. Cites repeated floods in 1993 1999 and 2002 and questions maps and FEMA rules while urging insurers and city officials to address drainage and insurance requirements.
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