Lost time not wasted as flood tax oversight members reflect
Linda Seger chairwoman along with Elizabeth Schott Mike Dawson and Gary Ficken detail their LOST Citizen Oversight Committee work after the 2008 flood. They describe learning city finances evaluating programs by LOST funds and ensuring accountability while public meetings and archival access are noted.
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Linda Seger
Elizabeth Schott
Mike Dawson
Gary Ficken
Neighborhood News Network
rekle@mcisi
Lost Citizen Oversight Committee
Guns in the home fuel school shooting risks
A Gazette analysis notes that since the Newtown attack, 41 deaths in 62 school incidents occurred while more than 47 000 Americans died from gunshot wounds. It argues most youth homicides happen at home where guns are kept, and that the Oregon shooting involved a weapon from a private home.
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Gazette
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Conn
America
Department of Justice
Iowa
Bluesmore festival fate questioned as community awaits update
Readers urge clarity on Bluesmore 2014 at Brucemore as the annual blues festival appears absent from LCBS plans and local media coverage. Cedar Rapids residents Alan Evan-Schwartz and Helen Murray note missing announcements and cemetery upkeep concerns at Cedar Memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
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Biden and Clinton face scrutiny over wealth claims at White House summit
John Dickerson notes how Biden and Clinton discuss wealth to connect with voters, while acknowledging the risk of portraying poverty. The piece examines how personal economics shape political narratives and the limits of such appeals in a tough economy.
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Lynn Vavreck
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Barack Obama
Clinton
John Edwards
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Tim Pawlenty
R- Minn
Rick Santorum
Vacations Rethink At Grindstone Group
Internal memo announces changes to paid time off with a satirical tone. It claims a move toward “100 percent life status” and features quirky benefits like fake beach desks and a log-flume elevator, signaling a spoof about work culture and corporate reinvention.
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Grindstone Group
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