Cedar Rapids bus debate centers on midday service cuts
Editorial argues cutting midday bus service could save at least $149,000 yearly but risks reducing ridership. It urges city to boost midday use via shopping access and better schedules, noting improved bus quality, shopper routes like Wal-Mart, and efforts by Five Seasons Transportation and City Council.
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Five Seasons Transportation
Dave Snyder
Wal-Mart
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Leach Defends Civil Approach in Whitewater Debate
Representative Jim Leach, a strong Clinton critic, told NBC Meet the Press that Whitewater should be resolved in civil courts rather than criminal prosecution. He linked the Clintons to Madison Guaranty and called for hearings while urging ethical scrutiny. He notes his stance aligns with Iowan views and remains consistent under national attention.
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Jim Leach
Nbc-Tv
Whitewater
Bill Clinton
Leach
National
Clinton
Veterans Memorial Window in Cedar Rapids Lights and Light
The Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Window designed by Grant Wood in 1927 faces a light problem. APP investigated exterior night viewing, but protective glass and stained glass surfaces reflect light, preventing sufficient illumination despite trials with high intensity lights and various experts.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Building
Grant Wood
Art In Public Places
APP
Ron Burmeister
Coliseum
David Justice
Justice Electric
Rick Titus
Theater
Randy Geffers
Carnes Group
Forced childbirth impact on women and families
Letter argues against anti-choice positions by stressing the real harm to existing women and their families. It condemns forced childbirth, warns of poverty and lost life options, and invokes Christian ethics and Jesus to emphasize loving neighbors. It rejects debates on when life begins as irrelevant to policy.
Ushers Ferry A Cedar Rapids Asset Needs Support
The Ushers Ferry village is praised as a fun educational asset run by Vicki Hughes Pat Crawford Bev Mumm and Dan Watson. The piece urges Cedar Rapids City Council to increase funding citing a nine year effort with four staff and a $4 family visit, contrasting with sewer funding.
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Ushers Ferry
Vicki Hughes
Pat Crawford
Bev Mumm
Dan Watson
Cedar Rapids
Letter guidelines for submissions to Cedar Rapids paper
A notice describing how to submit letters to the Cedar Rapids newspaper. It covers editing looseness, required writer signature, non anonymous display, and inclusion of daytime phone and street address for authentication. Limits include 300 words, focus on issues not personalities, few thank yous, no poetry, one letter per writer per 30 days, no return of unused letters, and mailing address Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bulgaria Faces Economic Struggles After Communism
In Des Moines Bulgarians recount a painful transition from socialism to a market economy. Private businesses grow amid inflation and unemployment while foreign help remains scarce aside from limited American corn. Clinton's MFN bid and a visit by Ivan Tanev offer cautious optimism for US Bulgaria ties.
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Lyudmil Karavassilev
Des Moines
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Iowa
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Romania
Switzerland
Europe
U.S
Harry Truman
United States
Clinton
Ivan Tanev
Castration debate in Florida rape legislation
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Littwin surveys Florida's bill allowing chemical castration for repeat rapists, using Depo-Provera to reduce testosterone. He notes support and opposition from NOW and Dr. Fred Berlin, weighs effectiveness, and highlights the failings of punishment alone, urging safer society while questioning medical ethics and efficacy.
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Mike Littwin
Florida
Robert Wexler
Senate
Lorena Bobbitt
National Organization For Women
Fred Berlin
Baltimore
Berlin
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