Patriot Act Reauthorization Debate Seeks Balance of Freedom and Security
The editorial argues for reauthorizing most of the Patriot Act while fixing risky sections like Section 215. It notes bipartisan push for the SAFE Act to increase oversight and curb abuses, amid opposition from the Justice Department and a Bush veto threat.
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Congress
Senate
Larry Craig
Idaho
Dick Durbin
D-Ii
Justice Department
Bush
Department
America
Bloggers Killed the News Paper Star Parody and Media Shifts
A satirical piece argues traditional media will absorb the Internet not be killed by blogs. It notes MTV's evolution, declining newspaper circulation, rising Web ad revenues, and the blogosphere consolidating into online distributions like Pajamas Media, with citizen journalists in Korea.
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Star
MTV Generation
MTV
PBS
A&e
Advertising Age
Google
Yahoo
ABC
CBS
NBC
Charlton Heston
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
Examiner
Pseudo.com
Pajamas Media
South Korea
Right tax increase for wrong purpose and bar entry age debate
The piece argues against raising cigarette taxes and using new revenue to cut property taxes, notes research linking smoking to blue collar demographics, and discusses whether funds should support Medic aid for Iowans. It presents Pete Brown of Cedar Rapids opposing raising bar entry age to 21 and questions effectiveness and social impact.
Letters on Iowa City downtown drinking age debate
A reader argues that as many board members could buy alcohol at 18 the city should grant them same rights to drink, vote, or enter night establishments. The letter defends 18 as adulthood and questions age restrictions for nightlife access.
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Iowa City
Private accounts to spread wealth through ownership society
James Burke argues that private accounts enable more people to share in wealth by owning or investing in businesses. He contrasts low Social Security yields with stock market gains and calls for a swift transition to privatized retirement programs to return excess business wealth to the people through ownership.
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Social Security Trust Fund
James Burke
Cedar Rapids
Leadership of Mayor Pate Spurs Cedar Rapids Growth
Over the past three years Cedar Rapids shifted from layoffs at Goss, Rockwell Collins, and others to a boom of new arrivals. Rockwell, Iowa Glass, General Mills expansion. Red Star Yeast, Clipper Windpower, JRS Pharma. Target, Menards, Home Depot, Starbucks openings. plus Java Creek Cafe.
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Cedar Rapids
Goss
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell
Iowa Glass
General Mills
Red Star Yeast
Clipper Windpower
JRS Pharma
Super Target
Super Menards
Home Depot
Starbucks
Java Creek Cafe
Paul Pate
Ronald Kuhn
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Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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