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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2005
Page
4
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids hosts a Wednesday forum on the Iowa Great Places initiative. Officials say the program streamlines state resources to help communities develop visionary places that attract residents, business, and tourism across the Corridor.
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosts a 4 to 6 p.m. session on Great Places ideas. Linn County winnowed 3500 ideas to 15 with five year goals. pilots to be chosen by a citizen panel in September and announced October 1. Participants invited by July 1 to partner with the state and receive two coaches to shape plans.
The Gazette discusses high university tuition and a mid year raise while questioning wasteful spending on curricula. Lake Delhi residents petition the City Development Board to let locals decide on becoming a city where elected representatives would handle lake area decisions.
Jim Willey urges lake residents and property owners to seek city incorporation to keep Lake Delhi tax revenue in the area. He contends that becoming a city protects school funding from leakage and benefits local businesses and visitors while stressing resident control over the lake's future.
Steven Ginsberg notes Theatre Cedar Rapids volunteers form an eight member ensemble and two crew for Boy on Blacktop Road directed by Scott Humeston They advance from local competitions to the national round of the American Association of Community Theatres in Kalamazoo Mich Their one act play will have a public show in early June before competing June 18 in Kalamazoo The group prizes passion over pay and aims to elevate audience cultural awareness locally and nationally
A columnist urges shrinking federal spending and proposes a bipartisan deal: for every 2 percent spending cut, raise taxes on the top 1 percent by 1 percent. The piece critiques Big Government, calls for spending discipline, and links taxation to entitlements and social support.
The article notes President Bush’s claim he opposes taking a life to save a life while a war effort has killed over 1,700 Americans. It highlights his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite potential medical benefits for future generations. The piece questions the president’s reasoning and consistency.
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