Cedar Rapids Seeks City Manager to Meet High Hopes
Editorial urges a professional city manager to meet Cedar Rapids expectations for efficiency and growth. It stresses the manager will oversee budgets contracts and departments while the City Council sets policy and guides overall direction.
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Cedar Rapids
Commission
Vision Iowa
Two Critics Clash Over Iraq War Courage and Conviction
The piece profiles Sen. Robert Byrd and Rep. John Murtha as contrasting critics who shifted stances on Iraq. Byrd warned of an imperial presidency and questioned the war’s justification, while Murtha urged withdrawal and criticized the lack of a clear exit strategy.
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Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Vietnam
Byrd
Congress
John Murtha
D-Pa
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Murtha
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Dick Cheney
Martha
America
Lois Martha
Haditha
Bush
Gulf of Tonkin
Senate
S.J
Trim fat in marketing to kids
Jennifer Coburn critiques corporate marketing in schools arguing that industry self regulation is insufficient to curb junk food exposure. She cites rising child obesity, a limited beverage shift toward water and low calorie drinks, and ongoing vending machine promotions and logos in schools.
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Jennifer
American Beverage Association
Coca-Cola
PepsiCo
Cadbury Schweppes
Alliance
Alliance and Beverage Association
Pizza Hut
Pizza
Juliet Schor
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