Lawmakers urged to finish Iowa budget without rush
The Gazette urges patience on key goals, urging a possible special session if needed. It notes the Iowa Values Fund and tax overhaul require careful work, and warns against rushed, patchwork bills in a year approaching elections. Bipartisan resolve is praised if sustained beyond 110 days.
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Iowa Values Fund
Iowa
Dick Myers
Iowa City
Myers
the Gazette
Senate
Ernor
GOP
War anxiety gap between men and women persists in polls
Historical letters show Civil War era men spoke of glory while women feared death. Gallup data reveal women remain more worried about war with Iraq, less confident of success, and less willing to trust U S victory. The gender divide persists amid a changing military and politics landscape.
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Drew Gilpin Faust
Irag
United States
Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush
Mars
Venus
Baghdad
Gallup
Iraq
Janna Malamud Smith
Smith
Faust
University of Pennsylvania
Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study
Positive actions benefit children more than political mandates
The letter argues that public focus on negative issues yields no gains for the public or children. It urges readers to volunteer with youths through reading, classroom help, mentoring, or programs like Big Brothers Big Sisters. The aim is to benefit children directly, not advance a personal agenda.
History Center at risk of foreclosure and demolition
Local residents report Linn County faces possible foreclosures on the History Center linked to Guaranty Bank and Trust Wells Fargo Bank and U S Bank. Angered by prior votes and a push for a $10 million RiverRun project, supporters urge officials to save the museum before bulldozers arrive. Steve Fuller Robins.
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Linn County
Guaranty Bank and Trust
Wells Fargo Bank
U.S. Bank
the Gazette
History Center
Steve Fuller Robins
Bushes agenda hurts environment and civil rights
A March 1 letter accuses the Bush administration of harming air and water rules, forests, and civil rights by industry influence. The writer claims the war and oil motives drive policy and notes political donations and a Cheney energy meeting. It ends with a personal jab at President Bush and his daughters.
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Oval Office
Bush
Dick Cheney
Higher speed limit debate in Iowa lawmakers rise
Iowa lawmakers renew discussion on raising interstate speed limits. Critics question the benefit citing costs to expand ramps and road surfaces while supporters push 70 75 or 80 mph options.
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Iowa
Right regime or wrong as world sinks
A dialectic meditation on war aims and legitimacy questions about the Iraq conflict. Repeated queries probe if the Bush regime seeks control over oil and power, fearing catastrophic outcomes for civilians and nations. The piece frames regime change as a moral and strategic dilemma.
Group negativity harms Cedar Rapids school district students
Tom writes that a persistent small group at Cedar Rapids school board meetings drives away resources and time from benefiting students. The writer notes repeated demands for paperwork, one on one attention, investigations, lawsuits, and audits waste taxpayer funds and strain district operations.
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Tom
Cedar Rapids
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