Iowa General Assembly ends with tax cuts and reform
Editorial notes a midweek session closing after tax reductions that cut income, inheritance taxes and property tax loads, balance the budget, and fund homestead and elder credits. It praises measures on liability reform, school policy, and safety, while faulting the lack of a death-penalty debate and broader tax overhaul.
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Iowa General Assembly
House
Senate
Iowa
Terry Branstad
77Th General Assembly
Feree
Roosevelt memorial marks clash over government and volunteerism
Sag Harbor letter writer argues FDR expanded government to build a social safety net and cites water quality and life expectancy gains. He contrasts Roosevelt era activism with today’s anti-government populism while noting the dedication of a Roosevelt Memorial and a volunteerism summit. He recalls Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath and defends public works as essential.
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Jay Severin
Sag Harbor Express
Severin
United States
SI AG Harbor
N.Y
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Fdr
Europe
Asia
Philadelphia
California
John Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Elaine Steinbeck
One vote for Hiawatha pool in May election
Readers discuss the May 6 vote on a $2.1 million bond for the Hiawatha Aquatic Center. A proponent argues the project boosts image and pride, while opponents warn of tax increases and potential reliance on the general fund if the pool fails to be self supporting.
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Hiawatha Aquatic Center
Hiawatha
Dyersville
Anamosa
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelts debate statue of FDR disability clarified
The document clarifies an informal suggestion to add a wheelchair depiction to the FDR Memorial Commission. It notes discussions with Senator Inouye and Senator Stevens, the involvement of David Roosevelt, and the upcoming dedication in Washington.
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Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Fdr
Roosevelt
David Roosevelt
David
America
Gazette Letters Feature Reader Opinions
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and asks contributors to include name, street address and daytime phone. Only the sender's name and hometown will be published. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 Email gaze infi net.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gaze Infi
Quid pro quo example cited in Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids anecdote describes a deal where the City Council granted The Gazette a property tax exemption averaging 43 percent for five years in exchange for an elections endorsement. John Sullivan Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Language quirks and usage debated in reader letters
A newspaper reader debate covers dissing as insult slang and scoff as mock or eat, plus grammar notes on amoebae versus amoebas and infections. A Iowa City reader notes a three person marriage ceremony phrasing and the Rev title.
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Doe
Iowa City
Mr. Doe
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