Cedar Rapids school tax plans blocked amid voter resistance
Cedar Rapids school leaders scrapped two special tax levy proposals after strong public opposition to new taxes. Voters statewide rejected or narrowly supported enrichment levies, urging local funds instead. Officials cite economic insecurity and calls for shared facility costs with Kirkwood CC and community groups.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community
Kirkwood Community College
Marion
Iowa
Evolution at work Bats and Moths in an evolutionary dance
Biologists from Carleton University and the University of Toronto report an eye opening discovery on bat moth acoustics. Bats emit high pitched sonar while moths jam the signals with their own clicks prompting evasive maneuvers. The study describes rapid natural selection shaping both sides. The ongoing cycle drives adaptation and offspring survival in this predator prey arms race.
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M. Brock Fenton Oif
Carleton University
Ottawa
James H. Fullard
University of Toronto
American Scientist
Fullard
New York Times
Begin Melech Yisrael Captures Beersheba Rally
In Beersheba Prime Minister Begin wins rousing support as 30 000 residents, about a quarter of the city, hear his Likud message. He defends the Iraq reactor strike, rejects the Jordanian option, touts Judea and Samaria settlements, and toasts peace with Egypt while critics call his tactics demagogic.
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Beersheba
Israel
Begin
Likud
Maarach
West Bank
Judea
Samaria
Abba Eban
Judea and
Hussein
Yasir
Arafat
Galilee
Iraq
United Nations Security Council
Shimon Peres
States weigh coastal control in offshore oil leases
California leads a suit supported by six states and the Coastal States Organization seeking to block offshore oil leasing in four northern California basins until state coastal management laws are aligned with federal designation. Watt argues pre leasing can harm environment and is not required by the Coastal Zone Management Act.
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New York
James G. Watt
California
Coastal States Organization
Congress
Watt
Santa Maria Basin
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Mariana R. Pfaelzer
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Santa Maria
U.S. Geological Survey
Reagan
The
Western Oil and Gas Association
Letters reflect Cedar Valley Trail, labor talks, and Iowa pride
A reader defends the Cedar Valley Trail highlighting its beauty and community support. The letter also covers stalled labor talks with the American Postal Workers Union and Postmaster General Bolger, urging good faith bargaining for a timely contract. The note closes with thanks for Cedar Rapids hospitality and nostalgia for minor league baseball in Iowa.
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National Labor Relations Board
U.S
William F. Bolger
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Cedar Rapids
State of
Iowa
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Editorial Pages
the Gazette
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Curran Rosser
Menachem Begin
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Anthony Lewis
New York Times Service
Entebbe
United Nations
Egypt
Defense
Ezer Weizman
Menachem
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Cedar Valley Trail
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Linn County
Rapid Area
American Postal Workers Union
William Keating
Afl-Cio Rapid Area
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