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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 2004

Page

6

Picking the right drug card for Iowa seniors

The Gazette urges careful choice of the new prescription drug card program. Seniors should compare options, consult trusted advisers, and use reliable sources like medicare.gov and 1 800 MEDICARE. Emphasizes eligibility, credits for low-income seniors, and avoiding scams.

Iowa Medicare.gov

Cat focus sparks ire as Cedar Rapids fire displaces elderly residents

Readers condemn media emphasis on a cat during an April 14 Cedar Rapids fire that gutted an apartment on C Street NW. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but many residents lost their homes, prompting calls for better attention to human victims.

C Street Cedar Rapids Betty West Freud Jeanne Rogers Swift Cedar Michigan Hamtramck Mich C.R Jesus Christ Ray Buck

Unproven ideology shapes Bush policy says reader

Kevin Racer argues in strong terms that unproven ideology guided George W. Bush's policymaking He claims the White House clung to Cold War thinking and neoclassical models and accuses Bush of illegal Iraq invasion and undemocratic conduct The letter mixes political accusation with personal protest and calls for arrest for war crimes.

Richard Clarke Paul O'Neill Bush Bush White House George Bush Iraq Congress United Nations M.P Bill Clinton al Gore Kevin Racer Cedar Rapids

Broadbands need competition from wireless providers

John Moran argues that broadband growth proves demand but shows only two wired options. He urges cell-phone carriers to upgrade networks to offer high speed, mobile access, contending wireless could curb prices and spur service improvements despite cost and reliability hurdles.

John Mora Pew Internet & American Life Project America John B. Horrigan United States

Slowed Enforcement Sought for Heavy Trucks on Road

A reader questions police focus on seat belt enforcement over speed checks for semi-trailers. They cite evasive replies from two county sheriffs and contend statewide bias in enforcement due to funding. The writer argues 80,000 pound trucks pose greater danger than lighter vehicles.

Maggie Tinsman Rbettendorf

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