Growth paths for Cedar Rapids metro debated in editorial
The Gazette weighs how Cedar Rapids area growth should proceed with proposals to extend East Post Road from Mount Vernon Road to Highway 30, weighing traffic, costs, farm land impact, and rural preservation against future development and bridges across the Cedar River.
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East Post Road
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 30
Cedar River
Highway 13
Bluestein
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Metro
Cedar Rapids-Marion
I-380
C Avenue
Tuma Park
16Th Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Otis Road
33Rd Avenue
Cedar
Midwest gasoline prices spark blame game over ethanol
API spokesmen cite blending and shipping issues with corn based ethanol to explain higher Midwest gasoline prices. EPA chief Browner supports a FTC probe into price movements while industry insists declines will soon reach retailers after the Fourth of July.
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American Petroleum Institute
API
Midwest
U.S
Carol Browner
Environmental Protection Agency
Associated Press
Federal Trade Commission
Electronic teaching centers drive Iowa Child Charter E-School plan
ALO T urges leapfrogging Des Moines with electronic schooling built around an Iowa Child Charter E School. The proposal includes on site and off site pilot classes, teacher training, and world class curricula, with no tax increase and a bond for school safety upgrades. Dick Fredericks of ALOT backs the plan and Delta Development Group supports process efficiency.
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Des Moines
Peg Guetzke
ALOT
Co Rapids
Houston
Texas
Fred Kierstead
University of Houston
Greg Morse
Atlanta New Century Schools
Atlanta
Diana J. Hanson- Muir
E-School International, Inc
Iowa City
Iowa Child Project
Iowa Child
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Child Charter
Chamber of Commerce
Kirkwood Community College
Dick Fredericks
Delta Development Group
Charter schools and accountability across states
Jon Schroeder argues that charter laws vary widely in who grants charters and accountability. He notes Minnesota's early start in 1992 and cites nine years later widespread growth. He urges Iowa to adopt diverse, accountable public schools with site level governance and real consequences for performance.
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Iowa
Arizona
Clinton
St. Paul
America
Minnesota
Alburnett Board Defends Don Johnson Amid Law Violation Critique
A reader accuses the Alburnett Community School District board of protecting Don Johnson after a confirmed law violation under Section 279.7A Iowa Code. The letter criticizes lack of leadership, ethics, and safety concerns, urging accountability and resignations.
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Alburnett Community
Iowa
Don Johnson
The Gazette Letter Submission Info
Readers are invited to send letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will be printed. Mail to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Schools First: Voters Wary of Pool Funding
A resident urges prioritizing school repairs and improvements over swimming pool projects. They fear funding pools would strain finances and hinder support for the citizens committee's school priorities.
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Citizens Committee
Solon Real Estate Bond Support Letter Urges School Upgrade
Sue Ballantyne of Solon urges unity to fund a new high school via a bond issue. She argues the project is a necessity, not a luxury, and supports a $75 yearly tax increase to attract families and improve education.
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Marshek Meadows
Solon
Sue Ballantyne Solon
Save Bluestem site as wilderness park in Iowa
Rob Johnson of Cedar Rapids urges converting Bluestem’s former landfill site into a public wilderness park funded by private donations and government sources. He cites national conservation groups like Nature Conservancy and argues the park would protect Iowa’s forest heritage and provide a shared public space.
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Bluestem
Bluestein
The
Nature Conservany
Iowa
Rob Johnson
Cedar Rapids
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Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Africa
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Wink Weea
St. Paul, Minn
Jon Schroeder
Charter Friends National Network
Alburnett Board
Shelly Baier
Sherry Holsinger
Toddville
Solon School
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