Cedar Rapids to close Sixth Street recycling center this summer
The Gazette reports the Cedar Rapids drop off center at 1201 Sixth St SW will close July 2 to trim a 130000 annual cost. Bluestem Solid Waste Agency may offer a more convenient countywide option at Landfill No 2 near Marion with City Carton absorbing additional traffic.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark Jones
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Marion
Sixth Street
Bluestem
Linn County
Ingleside Dr
City Carton
Conservation fight over Iowa state nursery and tree planters
Readers raise alarm about House File 2050 to cut the state nursery undermining conservation and reforestation efforts. The letter cites 15 000 planted trees and shrubs with support from foresters, warning of reduced capacity if the nursery is weakened or closed.
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Iowa
Nelson L. Wehner
Iraqi women face renewed rights risk after war
Iraqi women fear losing gains won under Saddam as the U S backed authorities faced pressure over family status laws. Protests forced Resolution 137 to be canceled but fears linger about future minority protections and a 40 percent women’s quota in a new government.
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Saddam Hussein
Saddam
U.S
Paul Bremer
Iraq
United States
Nesreen Berwari
Berwari
Washington
Harvard
Iion
Pentagon
Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi National Congress
Chalabi
Baghdad
Hussein
Uni
Ministry of Petroleum
Bremer
America
Ayatollahs
Liberal elitists and ultraliberal Bush under fire in debate
The article critiques Republican and conservative labels calling Democrats liberal elites while arguing George W. Bush and tax cuts fueled large deficits. It cites Paul Krugman on revenue declines and contrasts elite founding figures with current political rhetoric.
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
George W. Bush
Bush
Paul Krugman
New York Times
Austin
Texas
TV Correspon
Veterans salute Iraq service and sacrifice
A 50 percent service connected veteran from Korea and Vietnam honors those who served in Iraq and those who lost loved ones. He notes a unity of purpose across conflicts and emphasizes that freedom’s price cannot be measured by money, urging gratitude for sacrifices made.
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Vietnam
Iraq
America
Mount Vernon High School Choral Reading Group presents on violence
Robbin Rekemeyer of Cedar Rapids notes a Mount Vernon High School Choral Reading Group performance addressing violence against groups defined by unchangeable traits. The piece highlights discrimination against people of color, Asian descent, and others while calling for ending abortion as prejudice.
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Mount Vernon High School
Robbin Rekemeyer
Cedar Rapids
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