Cedar Rapids Charter Preamble Should Define Vision and Growth
An editorial argues the Cedar Rapids Charter Commission needs a clear preamble that reflects representative democracy, professional management, leadership, and citizen participation. It notes the draft lacks explicit economic development goals and urges a simple, flexible, inspiring mission guiding future councils.
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Cedar Rapids
Charter Commission
Minneapolis
Iowa
Tulsa
Oklo
Springfield
Ohio
IRA and Sinn Fein confront disarmament and modern politics
Glenn Frankel surveys Sinn Fein as it faces a choice between an armed IRA past and a political future. The Brian McCartney murder, bank theft fallout, and uneasy conference scenes reveal a movement torn between disarmament pressure and its political identity amid Northern Ireland’s changing prosperity and lingering sectarian control.
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Glenn Frankel
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
Robert McCartney
Belfast
McCartney
IRA
Dublin
Gerry Adams
Republic of Ireland
Republican Movement
Adams
Northern Ireland
McCartney Sisters
BBC
Belfast Telegraph
Colombia
Europe
Ian Paisley
North
McCartneys
McGuinness
New Korean Generation Shapes Democracy and US Ties
Daniel Sneider profiles Im, a 39 year old South Korean assembly member and former student activist who helped push democracy and now leads a younger generation. The piece notes his stance on Iraq, his rise with the Uri party, and U S attitudes toward Seoul as Koreans gain influence over their destiny.
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Jong Seok
South Korea
National Assembly
U.S
Nist
North Korea
Roh Tae Woo
Bush
New
UK Party
Roh
Iraq
Assemblyman
Chae Suchon
Rice University
Uri
Chae
Seoul
Grand National Party
Chung Eui Young
Donald Gregg
Korea Society
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London
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Daniel Sneider
San Jose Mercury News
Tue
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