Farmers markets spark regional town revival ideas
The piece notes Moline Illinois plans downtown markets akin to Cedar Rapids four planned events this summer, signaling regional interest in urban market revival. It mentions partisan bickering over state revenue and gambling policy as background context for broader policy debates.
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Cedar Rapids
Moline
Ill
March gas prices rise as high as two dollars sixty
The piece notes gas in the Corridor climbing about 25 cents per gallon since month start, peaking near 2.60. It also critiques local government reaction times and urges proactive zoning and regulatory awareness to avoid similar issues in Urbana Benton County.
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Urbana
Benton County
Community letter blasts Bush policy and calls for unity in Cedar Rapids
Phil Saunders of Cedar Rapids argues against the Bush administration policies benefiting the wealthy and urges fiscal responsibility and unity. He praises Councilwoman Sarah Henderson for voting against a 2007 tax-increase budget and stresses secular government, religious tolerance, and peaceful Iraq rebuilding.
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Iraq
Sarah Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Sarah
Abraham
Phil Saunders
Neo-con Republicans push to curb dissent and expand control
A critical letter argues that neo-conservatives have taken over the Republican Party, expanding government in ways that threaten civil liberties. It warns of efforts to criminalize dissent, attack media and politicians as un-American, and proposes patriotic action to defend constitutional rights.
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Republican Party
Dick Durbin
D-Ill
Durbin
U.S
Congress
Colon screening too vital to delay
A column stresses colon cancer risks and underuse of screening. It cites 56,000 annual deaths, urges universal colonoscopy coverage, notes many at risk lack screening, and recounts a personal loss to advocate immediate testing. It urges concerned readers to overcome embarrassment and get screened.
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American Cancer Society
Medicare
Harris Interactive
Paul Kovalcik
Chesapeake, Va
Not Founded on Religion Guided Early U.S. Government
The article argues that powerful Christian groups push myths about early America and seek a theocracy. It asserts founders like Paine, Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Madison were deists who showed little reliance on Christian doctrines in forming the government.
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U.S
Jesus
Tripoli
Washington
Adams
England
Jennifer Michael Hecht
Ed Buckner
Humanists of
Georgia
India
America
Thomas Paine
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Cedar Rapids Broadcasts Harmony Among Faiths
A plea for religious harmony in Cedar Rapids urges showcasing peaceful co existence between Jews Christians and Muslims and calls for focusing on positive interfaith relations rather than conflict.
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Abraham
Cedar Rapids
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