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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2006
Page
4
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Iowa City No. 10 nationwide citing charming architecture. The feature spotlights cost of living education crime homes and environment in the city.
A Meskwaki Tribal Council audit remains undisclosed fueling a leadership dispute at the Tama settlement. Tribal members demand a full accounting of the tribe’s income and expenditures amid secrecy. Tick activity rises as spring brings more ticks and Lyme disease risk for people and pets. The environmental project undergoes name changes from Environmental Project to Earth Park as plans, locations and funding stay unsettled.
A Cedar Rapids letter writer warns of earlier Social Security and Medicare insolvency and criticizes Republican tax cuts while urging action. Additional letters condemn high park use by students, local tax plans, and wasteful spending, urging responsible fiscal management and opposition to local option taxes and gambling referenda.
The piece accuses Rep. Jim Nussle of serving corporate interests while Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips report record quarterly profits totaling 8.4, 4.0, and 3.29 billion dollars. It notes a House vote on denying extra tax breaks to oil firms, with Leach and Boswell voting for and Nussle opposing the motion.
A Cedar Rapids reader lambasts stalled city planning and calls for dramatic improvements to restore progressive stature. The letter contrasts a neighborhood unfavorably with Camden New Jersey and Atlantic City if a riverboat gambling reference had landed.
The Gazette reports the legislature allocated 300000 dollars to upgrade Cedar Rapids levee in the Time Check neighborhood. The Linn County delegation led by Rep. Rob Hogg helped secure the funds to protect hundreds of businesses and residents from future flood damage.
The essay argues junk food in high schools harms health and inflates revenues. It notes obesity risks among youth, cites American Academy of Pediatrics data, and reports a 2009 10 beverage industry agreement limiting calories and sizes in schools. It highlights state actions in Connecticut California and Massachusetts and praises industry concessions as a start.
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