Plan 3 for Linn County Board districts urged for fair in-district voting
Carl Foster, Marion mayoral candidate, endorses Plan 3 dividing Linn County into five districts with each voter electing their own supervisor. He argues in-district voting prevents disenfranchisement, cites past zoning disputes and calls for district residents to determine their representative.
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Readers vent on gas prices and politics in Cedar Rapids letters
A Cedar Rapids reader laments high city gas prices while noting cheaper stations on a Minneapolis trip. He and others critique local officials, discuss health care, taxes, and the Cedar Rapids Downtow n Farmer's Market, urging accountability and action.
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Save Rock Island Preserve From Highway Loss
Tim Stephenson warns that a proposed Highway 100 would become a killing field for animals with deer deaths mounting. He urges preserving the Rock Island Preserve, arguing a natural area beside a city should be saved before it vanishes forever.
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Temperature fluctuations save Iowans money at pump
A reader argues that Iowa gas prices show biases due to fuel temperature. The piece cites a National Institute of Standards and Technology study from 2002 to 2004 finding average fuel temperatures near 57 degrees and 14 of 24 months below 60 degrees, implying yearly gains for consumers when accounting for temperature shifts.
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Iowa energy pledge voices in presidential race
Stewart Iverson endorses vigorous federal support for alternative fuels including ethanol as Iowa voters face the 2008 caucus choice. He leads the 25 x 25 Coalition aiming for agriculture to supply 25 percent of U.S. energy by 2025 and warns tariffs on imported ethanol must stay to protect domestic industry.
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