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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2005
Page
7
Don Peck recalls a ride through Eastern Iowa aboard an open tractor at 14 mph observing new houses steel roofs on barns tidy lawns and thriving crops. The Tractorcade is described as more than a parade of hundreds of tractors, reflecting prosperity and community spirit.
About 500 tractors rolled from Peosia to DeWitt over three days in the sixth annual Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade. Don Peck II, a Winthrop native now in Red Oak, joined the parade with his 1974 International 666 as flags waved along the route.
The June 18 piece argues against strict speed limits proposing a “suggested speed” with a 5 mph cushion up to 70 mph and fines above that. It aims to shield careful drivers while targeting clear violators, inviting readers to adopt a new traffic-safety mindset.
A paragraph insults several groups and a woman not connected to the Nixon era, criticizing Ann Coulter as a poor conservative voice and an author of weak, ad hominem arguments. Susan Maybanks Cedar Rapids.
Reader Bruce Bachmann condemns Ann Coulter’s remarks as racist and offensive in two June columns. He cites her Arab and teacher comments and argues they degrade public discourse and misrepresent the political right.
Olin High School's 50th reunion drew mixed feelings from the Class of 1955. Some attendees favored pins or paperweights over a Lions shirt. Faye Hamilton thanks the Alumni Association for other efforts but criticizes the shirt as in poor taste for older attendees.
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