Residents urge preservation of floodplain land near Otis Road
Readers discuss rezoning from residential to commercial for a 36 acre parcel at 2951 Otis Rd SE. They urge keeping the land natural and propose options like green belt expansion or wildlife sanctuary while noting flood plain status and access to Cole Street and Cedar River areas. They invite fundraising and group input before City Council decision.
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Planning Commission
Otis Rd
Rescar Inc
Gazette
Cole Street
Linn County
Resident backs Rescar rezoning after site visit
A local reader weighs jobs versus wildlife as she visits the proposed Rescar site near CNW tracks and Sac and Fox Trail. She concludes a balance is possible and supports rezoning to allow expansion and employment.
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Rescar
CNW
Cedar Rapids rezoning rejected to protect neighborhood quality
Martha Albaugh of Marion urges Cedar Rapids City Council to vote against the southeast rezoning for an industry expansion. She warns dangerous, dirty, noisy facilities would erode residents' quality of life and asks for a no vote to preserve Cedar Rapids' living standard.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Faces Backlash Over Proposal For Tax On Professional Services
The Ways and Means Committee voted to tax professional services, reviving a failed Florida policy blamed for harming business and consumers. Critics warn the tax shifts burden to users and could drive Iowa services to neighboring states, shrinking the state tax base and hindering economic growth.
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House
Ways and Means
Florida
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Chief Gary Hinzman Praised by Colleague
A colleague commends Cedar Rapids chief of police Gary Hinzman for 24 years of service and leadership. The tribute notes his dedication to duty, accessibility, current expertise in law enforcement, and community involvement on boards and public speaking engagements.
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Gary Hinzman
Cedar Rapids
Alimony Critique and Military Honor Shared by Reader
A reader applauds Judge Allen L. Danielson for opposing alimony cuts when ex spouses cohabit. The writer praises a son joining the 82nd Airborne, urges pride over service, urges calm in media coverage, and calls for patriotic values over sensationalism.
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Scott County
Allen L. Danielson
Sandinistas blamed for border clash amid contra aid dispute
Jaime H. Padilla argues the Nicaragua Honduras incident is a manipulated narrative. He cites CIA arms deliveries to the contras and calls the administration’s stance a pattern of deception. He claims the border incursion aimed to push contra bases into Honduras.
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Nicaragua
Honduras
Reagan
Congress
Freedom Fighters
U.S
CIA
Washington Post
Update
Witness For Peace
Cause for Pride From a Courageous Mother
A veteran widow reflects on sending her husband and two sons to war and a Marine son to service. She speaks of pride in uniform duty, raising three children, and not seeking pity but honoring their sacrifices.
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82Nd Airborne
Honduras
U.S
Ethanol Blended Fuel Debate Echoes in Public Letter
A reader challenges oil companies over ethanol blends arguing that ethanol improves emissions and reduces oil imports. Cites 2450 vehicle Colorado test showing equal performance to gas and 24 percent lower carbon monoxide. urges public support and congressional contact to promote ethanol use.
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Colorado
Congress
Parish defends beer tent at Marion festival
St Joseph's Parish of Marion defends continued Fun Days with a beer tent for 1988. Parish council meeting Aug 26 approved both beer and festival activities including a 5 K run, rope-pull, big wheel race and midway rides for children while enforcing strict security and closing sales at 1130 PM. Funds reduce parish debt and foster community among workers and attendees.
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Marion
Outlooks from Eastern Iowans Invite Local Views
A collection of periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans inviting diverse opinions. Readers share personal reflections on topics ranging from daily life to broader civic and cultural matters.
Betty McCollister a Iowa City writer and mother of six
Betty McCollister of Iowa City is a free lance writer who has lived on both coasts and elsewhere in the course of becoming a mother of six and grandmother of 11.
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Iowa City
Lent Reflections Challenge Christian Anti Semitism Roots
A Lent to Holy Week meditation calls Christians to repudiate anti Jewish bias in Gospel accounts of Jesus crucifixion. It traces how synoptic gospels and John shaped views, cites Pauls role, and notes modern efforts like Presbyterian Church USA repentance statements after Miami vandalism.
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Mark
Jesus
Second Temple
John
Paul
Rome
Pilate
Miami
Bet Shira
Hitler
Christ
Max Dimont
America
Presbyterian Church (USA
Nazi Germany
Spelling lapses on Wheel of Fortune spark debate
Observed errors include Pom-Pom Girls and just deserts, with discussion of whether Vanna White or contestants should be blamed. The piece notes Ada Hayden herbarium naming, a Mecham impeachment report, and the rise of blind-sided as a common verb usage.
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Mike Mrkvicka
Vanna White
Vanna
Ada Hayden
Iowa State University
Ada
Evan Mecham
Arizona
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Blake Blvd
Pat Barry
St. Joseph’s Parish of
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Betty McCollister
Carl Kane
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