Gas price spike widens gulf between Milwaukee and Iowa cities
Milwaukee area gas prices top $1.65 a gallon while Cedar Rapids and Dubuque run about $1.50. Editorial notes Phase II fuel rules raise sulfur cuts and limit supply, sparking frustration and possible price gouging claims in southeast Wisconsin. Local residents cope by staging cautious purchases and grumbling about costs.
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Gazette
Oconomowoc
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Environmental Protection Agency
Express News
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Iowa embraces Civil War re enactors amid expanding spaces
Readable passages note Iowa’s remaining rural areas offer authentic mid 1800s settings for Civil War reenactments. Local groups include Eastern Iowa units of the 17th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry CSA reactivated. Quasqueton and northern Virginia reference hint at film industry interest.
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Manassas
Bull Run
Associated Press
Iowa
17Th Regiment of
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
C.S.A
Quasqueton
Rockwell Collins backs PNTR for China in trade vote
Clay Jones, president of Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, argues that granting permanent normal trade relations to China will boost American exports, expand access to Chinese markets, and strengthen U.S. national interests while warning that denying PNTR would isolate the United States and hurt Iowa businesses and families.
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China
Congress
United States
Asia
Rockwell Collins
U.S
Rockwell
World Trade Organization
WTO
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Beijing
Shanghai
PNTR
America
Clay Jones
Protesting Signs Stir Outrage in Cedar Rapids
Tammy Barrette of Cedar Rapids condemns abortion protestors outside Planned Parenthood for displaying graphic images. She says the signs degraded women and frightened her two young children, urging protesters to consider the impact on families and bystanders.
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Cedar Rapids
Planned Parenthood
Tammy Barrette
Garbage limits save environment say Hiawatha resident
A Hiawatha resident explains long standing garbage limits in her city, arguing they foster recycling and reduce waste. She notes recyclables like plastics, glass, paper, tin, and yard waste can be recycled or composted, and urges viewing recycling as a good deed to help avoid new landfills.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Seniors mistreated at Witwer Center in Cedar Rapids
Margaret Emerson complains to Cedar Rapids officials about bomb threat evacuations and two weeks without air conditioning at the Witwer Senior Center. She notes seniors, including mobility impaired, faced rain outside for 40 minutes and unsafe indoor heat above 80 degrees, affecting daily meals and services.
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Cedar Rapids
Witwer Senior Center
Margaret Emerson
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Not all columns can be printed. Material is editable and cannot be returned. Writers must include full name signature address and daytime phone. addresses not published. 300 word limit per letter. one letter per writer every 30 days.
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