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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2014
Page
5
About 150 people including many children gathered at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Museum in West Branch to remember the nation’s 31st president. The event marked the release of the Herbert Hoover $1 coin and highlighted local tribute for the former president.
The emerald ash borer was found in Johnson County the 10th Iowa county, triggering forestry strain and budget worries. Mayors from 30 cities sign a letter to Secretary Vilsack requesting federal funds to manage current and expected infestations.
A Cedar Rapids writer laments a neglected Mount Vernon Road cemetery with buried graves under grass and a crew stripping sticks nearby. The letter also discusses a Des Moines Register piece on Eldora State Training School for Boys and argues for education focused reform and climate-conscious eating.
The piece argues the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate carbon dioxide from meat industry operations to curb greenhouse gases. It cites a 2006 UN estimate that meat production produces 18 percent of human-made emissions and references a 2009 World Watch article for further context.
Reader compares Cedar Rapids to Cayman Islands and Chicago routes. They report Cedar Rapids to Chicago round trip at 462 dollars with 25 dollars luggage, a 50 minute flight, and a Cayman Islands trip at 438.65 dollars with no luggage fee and meals both ways. They doubt claims of cheaper fares at Eastern Iowa Airport.
The piece traces ideas from Bruno Rizzi and Trotsky to Burnham and Orwell, arguing that a self-serving bureaucratic class may increasingly shape policy. It notes high job security in government versus the private sector and questions whether political targeting by the IRS is evidence of corruption or just bureaucratic inertia.
Patrick Muller suggests a peer incorporated model to repurpose idle spaces and assets. Concepts include using off hours of arenas malls and schools for social services concerts and pop up markets with collaborative funding. He cites examples from Airbnb to Duolingo and urges experiments in cost sharing and community use.
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