Cedar Rapids Narcotics Drive Seeks More Police
Cedar Rapids police face demands for more narcotics officers to speed cases and curb drug dealing in Wellington Heights. Citizens urge streamlined work, temporary street assignments to the narcotics squad, and fuller department strength to reduce crime and protect neighborhoods.
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Wellington Heights
Wellington Watch
Cedar Rapids
Todd
William Byrne
Bureau
Byrne
Gas tax rollback sparks political sniping and tiny savings
Critics deride Congress and Bill Clinton for a temporary 4.3 cent gas tax rollback amid high prices. The author notes the small yearly savings of about $4.3 billion nationally and warns about ongoing political posturing and potential price moves by oil companies. An essay by MacKenzie and Courrier is referenced for further context.
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Congress
Bill Clinton
James J. MacKenzie
Kathleen Courrier
National Treasury
B. Dole
Be careful on gas taxes day of petroleum reckoning nears
James J. MacKenzie and Kathleen Courrier of the World Resources Institute warn that oil reserves are finite and demand will outpace supply by 2007 to 2014. They argue for bipartisan energy goals and caution against high gas taxes that push drivers toward wasteful, unsafe habits.
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James J. MacKenzie
Kathleen Courrier
Detroit
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil & Gas Journal
Persian Gulf
OPEC
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Venezuela
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
United States
Middle East
World Resources Institute
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles Times
Leach criticized for education cuts in letter to Gazette
Iowa student Julie Banta from Mount Vernon cautions Rep. Jim Leach over his education policy stance. She argues Leach supported drastic student loan cuts in Newt Gingrich's era, would up debt for Iowa families, and should have voted against the plan from the start. She urges consistency with constituents.
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Cornell College
Jim Leach
House
Dick Armey
Leach
Newt Gingrich
Congress
Iowa
Newt
Myself
GOP
Maintain integrity of auditor's office urging Johnson County vote
Alan E Achtner urges Johnson County voters to re elect Tom Stockett as county auditor on June 4. He praises the office as well run, notes satellite voting stations and easy absentee ballots, and argues continued leadership will keep elections fair and efficient.
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Johnson County
Tom Stockett
Tom Slockett
Shattering the myth of the glass ceiling by Anita K Blair
Anita K Blair argues women have progressed beyond affirmative action due to education, work, and economics. She cites rising degree completion, professional representation, and entrepreneurship, while questioning the ongoing need for affirmative action and urging its end if goals are met.
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Anita K. Blair
U.S
June E. O’neill
Congressional Budget Office
Ohio State University
Center For Human Resources Research
O'Neill
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Foundation For Women
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Joe Hladky II
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
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the Gazette
Julie Banta
Mount Vernon
of Auditor’s
Alan E. Achtner
Iowa City
Independent Women’s Forum
Arlington
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