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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2006
Page
4
The Gazette urges teens and young adults to avoid drinking and driving as school ends and celebrations begin. It notes alcohol-related fatalities remain the leading risk for ages 16 to 24, cites 2004 NHTSA data, and calls on parents to guide and model safe behavior during graduation time.
The deadline to enroll in the Medicare prescription drug program looms. Iowa offers 17 companies with 41 plans, varying in benefits and costs, with average saving cited at about 1100 dollars annually. Information is available online or via the Senior Health Insurance Information Program at 1 800 351 4664.
The author accuses President Bush of selecting Gen Michael Hayden for CIA leadership to push a war on terror and maintain GOP majorities. The piece cites NSA spying, Counterintelligence Field Activity abuses, and calls for Bush’s removal, with broader critiques of secrecy and dissent suppression. Additional local notes mention Iowa attorney race coverage and voter focus.
The Democratic candidate Nick Maybanks campaigns to university students in Johnson County arguing for reform of the criminal system with diversion programs for minor offenses and focus on violent crime. He urges early on campus voting before summer.
Bloomberg reports Republicans emphasize investment taxes and estate tax repeal to favor the wealthy as election draws near. Tax Policy Center study notes 12 600 families with over 2 million assets affected this year, falling to 7 200 by 2009. Senator Grassley leads Finance Committee.
A narrator mixes lottery odds with estate tax talk, arguing about how the death tax would affect heirs. He describes plans to die on December 31 2010 to maximize tax savings and cites campaigns by wealth families and political figures debating permanent repeal. He spotlights Nancy Laurie and Ann Kroenke in Columbia and critiques campaign tactics.
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