Speed Limit Flap on Oakland Road in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids considers 74 traffic changes including raising Oakland road NE from 25 to 30 mph to curb speed variance. City officials seek third reading, with potential parking removals and hope I 880 completion reduces congestion and may allow easing one way coupling.
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Cedar Rapids
Oakland Road
Oakland
Public Safety Department
Oakland Sand Center Point Road
Canney
Center Point
Helmet Legislation Sparks Iowa Motorcyclist Debate
A column argues helmets for motorcyclists overreach state power, urging passage of Rep. Horn's contributory negligence bill as a freer alternative. It contends riding helmets infringe on personal liberties and risk acceptance, while noting fatalities negate concerns at execution.
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Iowa
Senate
Wally Horn
Edar Rapids
The Difference Between Youth and Age in Sin
A Cort Rite style meditation contrasts youth and age through their approaches to sin. Youth sings and wings sin boldly, while age sins more quietly with finesse, aware that pleasure fades as time passes.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Iowa
St. Luke's
Devaluing Language by Government in Vague Terms
The Wall Street Journal editorial critiques official euphemisms and inflated phrasing used by the government. It notes examples from Nixon era prose such as verbal information opportunities and verbal postings and argues such language signals vagueness in thought and weakens public discourse.
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Black Sea
Nixon
Ralph Nader and the face of a rotten society
The piece rails at Ralph Nader as a mover of corruption in insurance pensions government and industry and questions his humor and humanity. It cites a Harris poll showing 60 percent view him as more good than harm and ends with a sardonic plea for a smile from the crusader.
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Nader
United States
America
Harris
Sui
Ralph
Newseboar Enterpetsg Association
Cedar Rapids Library and Civic Center Bond Question Explored
The editor urges reevaluating major capital projects in Cedar Rapids. A combined library and civic center in one building could save money, with a single bond issue and shared facilities. The piece notes costs rising and cites the mayor’s bridge-dam plan as a model for joint development.
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Cedar Rapids
Canney
Clark K. Parks
Tomahawk Trail
Community letters echo faith, soap drives, and UCS funding debate
Readers urge support for soap collections aiding Lutheran World Relief in Mississippi while voices debate abortion facts and moral law. A letter from Katharina Sharpe asserts fetal humanity, and Donald C. McVay questions UCS funding of Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls, advocating balanced support amidst budget limits.
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Chicago
Lutheran World Relief
The
Gazette
Robert Rawson
St. Paul's Church
Holmes County
Mississippi
Focal
UCS
Gtr Scouts
Campfire Girls
United Community Service
Thanking Delaneys for a hopeful act of care
Mrs Joseph McGrane of 706 Knoll Street SE praises Pat Delaney and other young people for showing respect for life. She contrasts this with troubling headlines about war and abortion in the same issue, calling for gratitude and parental example.
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Pat Delaney
Enilet
Vietnam
Delaney
Joseph McGrane
Knoll Street
Call for mandatory car insurance amid new laws
In a heated call to action, the author asks why a law requiring car insurance hasn’t been passed. They argue constitutional rights are cited repeatedly and urge those with insurance to speak up loudly. The piece questions who pays after minor traffic incidents.
Embryology and Press Freedom Raise Lifespan Debate
A speaker argues for life in the unborn, citing embryology as evidence and warning of Big Brother overreach. They urge that doctors accept fetal life, criticize press suppression, and reference George Orwell. The message links medical science, religion, and media rights in a constitutional frame.
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Big Brother
Jeorge Orwell
Concern Over Profanity On KCOE FM Broadcast
A listener condemns a Sunday night February 25 profanity filled broadcast on KCOE FM run by Coe College. The writer criticizes the announcer for immaturity and personal attacks on the general manager and urges regulation to protect public airwaves and future radio standards.
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Kcoe- FM
Coe College
Kcge-Fm
Kcok-Fm
Tho College
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Big Daddy
Cort Rite
William Shakespeare
Interocean Press Syndicate
Wall Street Journal
Dol
Washington
Sandburg
Ralphie
Don
Assa
Congress
Ralph Naver
Ralph Nader
the People's Forum
Kenwood
KCRG
Channel 9
Carolyn M. Adams
Oakhill Neighborhood Experiment Stote
Twelfth Avenue SE
Justice Blackmun
Katharina Sharpe
Blake Boulevard
Donald C. McVay
Hiawatha
Tierbert
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