City Council sues Linn County for Highway 100 dispute
Cedar Rapids files against the Linn County Conservation Commission and others over Highway 100 extension amid environmental standards. The column argues the suit seeks to clear environmental and legal obstacles to complete the $86 million project, stressing regional growth and traffic protection.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Conservation Commission
Metro
Marion
First Avenue
Highway 13
Edgewood Road
The
Conservation Commission
Sacred cows and pistachio memories across a divided public
A reader letter mix critiques public employee pay debates and labor laws, questions taxation and belt laws, and laments political divisions. It recalls a trip to Afula and pistachio nuts, and condemns nuclear weapon policy while warning of looming global tensions.
TV scrutiny barred from court will shine on justice nomination
A blunt study of how courts fit into televised politics frames a coming battle as President Bush may nominate two new Supreme Court justices this year. The piece notes court power, media spectacle, and partisan fights shaping confirmation hearings and control over American life for decades.
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Ditchley Park
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Great Britain
Bush
Senate
Washington
White House
National Abortion Rights League
People For the American Way
Committee For Justice and the Heritage Foundation
Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer
Clinton
William Rehnquist
Nixon
Reagan
Sandra Day O'Connor
Real Problems, Not Seat-Belt Violators
Law enforcement officials claim speeding distracted and drunken driving cause crashes, yet focus on seat belt wearers instead. They argue seat belt enforcement draws resources away from more serious road dangers and crashes.
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Iowa
Herman Lenz Sumner
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County Conservation Commission
Rock Island
Commission
Linn County and
James Properties Inc
Conservation Board
AR Rapids
Fayion High
Shors Ferry Rd
Valley Rd
42Nd St
Gazette
New York City
Israel
Afula
Middle East
Mitchell A. Levin
Republican Party
Robert S. Elkin
U.S. Senate
House
Hiroshima
Donald Rumsfeld
Iran
4Eumg Media
Ick Wright Onis
Oodstock
England
Richard Reeves
Universal Press Syndicate
Morocco
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