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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2005
Page
4
An editorial urges stronger protection for judges after vicious attacks in Atlanta and Chicago and notes security has risen in Iowa courthouses since 9 11. It argues for balanced but robust measures, including at home, to safeguard judicial figures amid budget pressures.
Cedar Rapids faces a new downtown parking test for the Thursday St Patrick's Day Parade with a noon to 3 p.m. ban along Second and Third avenues and Sixth and Second streets. Officials urge bus use and nearby parking to keep sight lines clear and maintain the downtown tradition.
A March 9 letter accuses the University of Iowa Faculty Senate of bias by endorsing Ward Churchill's 9/11 statements while criticizing Harvard President Lawrence Summers for remarks deemed not politically correct. The writer cites double standards, academic freedom clashes, and local politics in Johnson County.
Critics urge action as Donald Rumsfeld rewrites the National Security Personnel System at the Rock Island Arsenal. The plan expands boss control and limits whistleblower rights, risking a return to spoil system patterns and silencing reformers. Public comment is invited at the official defense site.
Letters argue energy conservation could reduce gas prices and obesity, urging more public transport and biking. They critique media coverage on Walmart and Medicaid, claiming welfare incentives reduce work hours and citing retail employers as large Medicaid workers.
The article argues that government secrecy erodes accountability and the public’s right to know. It cites Ashcroft’s FOIA changes, EPA data removals after 9/11, and safety placards on chemical trains as examples. The piece warns secrecy endangers local safety and undermines democratic oversight.
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