Macbride boating law aims to protect lake or relax limits
Editorial argues House File 336 would designate Lake Macbride a protected water area and ban bigger motors, urging lawmakers to reject the bill. It notes current rules allow seasonal motor limits and no wake rules, calls for testing larger motors, and urges vigilant enforcement of no wake at Pleasant Creek as a model.
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Editorial Calls Zoos to Act on Animal Health and Deaths
Washington Post editorial critiques zoo management and oversight after numerous animal deaths. It notes testimony by National Zoo director Lucy H. Spelman to Congress amid questions about transparency, reporting delays, and differing pathogen reports in cases like orangutan and Persian omevar.
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Generation Y shifts amid war debates on college campuses
Christina Capecchi reports that war pressures alter student life with March 17 looming for Saddam disclosures and military action. Colleges see more political talk, antiwar actions, petitions, and debates while students weigh duty, peace, and civic engagement. Capecchi notes rising interest in politics among freshmen and mixed views on war.
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RiverRun tax debate rages over local option funding
Readers argue about the timing and use of a local option sales tax for the RiverRun project in Linn County Cedar Rapids. Opponents warn against higher taxes funding rafting parks and farmers markets, urging focus on schools roads and essential services.
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Linn County
Oval Office Tapes Through Presidents Revealed in Archive
Fragmentary OCR notes reference historic taped conversations from the Oval Office spanning multiple administrations. The material mentions figures linked to FDR and Kennedy era, with reflections on monitoring and taping practices in the White House.
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Handicap parking tags and the fairness of blue tags
A Cedar Rapids reader argues handicap tags and blue permits confer equal privilege. She notes her family’s multiple disabilities and organ transplants, questions whether blue tags imply less need, and urges renewed enforcement against abusers along with public participation.
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Cedar Rapids
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