Cedar Rapids funds 10 new police officer slots
The Cedar Rapids council approves funding for all 10 new police positions after a long funding search. Safety Commissioner J D Smith used available surplus in this year's Police budget to cover four extra slots, despite earlier limits and debate over using Community Development Block Grant funds. Public safety priorities and support from the Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association are noted as crucial factors.
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Cedar Rapids
J.D. Smith
Smith
Police Department
Cdbg Citizens Committee
CDBG
William Byrne
Wellington Heights
Byrne
Harkin press release targets wasteful government spending
U S senator Tom Harkin calls for action on taxpayer funded excesses from SCUBA lessons to foreign travel. He cites high prices in health care and parts costs, praising Grassley’s past stand while urging broader reform in Congress. He is portrayed as a strong, intolerant watchdog who can push real change.
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OWA
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Charles Grassley
Senator
Breyer nomination tests pro life credibility and party lines
The piece argues Republican senators Hatch Dole Thurmond and others wrongfully back Breyer, harming pro life credibility. It criticizes liberal leanings in Breyer's rulings, cites Court cases, and warns future nominees may avoid pro life stances.
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Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals
Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court
Senate
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Robert Dole
Kansas
Breyer
Dole
Clarence Thomas
Robert Bork
Clement Haynsworth
G. Harrold Carswell
Bork and
Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill
Hillary
Start small on Chinese rights demands
Russell R. Miller argues San Francisco’s Asian majority will shape policy and accuses Washington of moralizing on China. He contrasts Western and Asian views of rights, questions U.S. expectations, and calls focus on protecting elderly Chinese tenants on Vallejo Street.
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Russell R. Miller
San Francisco
America
Vallejo Street
Warren Christopher
China
Clinton
Our
Republic
Li Peng
Christopher
United States
Chinatown
Health care reform needs a face and a local clinic
A Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic at Jane Boyd Community House provides acute care to uninsured working families like Jerry and Carla and their 6-year-old son. Volunteers, hospital loaned equipment, and space donations support dozens of patients weekly with expanding needs as local reform lags.
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Jerry
Carla
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jim Bell
Carla Schulz
Ken Dearlock
Jane Boyd
Free Medical Clinic
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Kerry Elsen
Cha
Mark Bowden
Byrnes
Singapore
Hatch
Thurmond
CNN
Stalin
Soviet Union
New Life Baptist Church Academy
Town of
East Longmeadow
Harvard
Bork
Richard Nixon
Richard Harris
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
California
South
Martin Luther King
Birmingham
State Department
International Red Cross
Cambodia
U.N
North Korea
Los Angeles Times
Linda Winston
Jane Boyd Community House
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