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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 2010

Page

4

Stronger school lunch standards urged by editorial

The Gazette backs higher nutrition standards and expanded activity in schools as part of Child Nutrition Act reauthorization. It supports federal funding for programs, asks for local flexibility, and urges offsetting costs with savings while stressing the need to curb childhood obesity through better meals, nutrition education, and local produce.

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Letters discuss obesity blame, funding, and veterans memorial

A reader letter argues school lunches are not the sole cause of childhood obesity, criticizes funding for colleges and sports, and urges protecting Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Grant Wood memorial. It notes a Veterans Memorial Building risk and calls to attend a June 15 commission meeting to voice preservation concerns.

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Self publishing signals end of traditional publishing era

A veteran writer notes the rise of self publishing as the new era in which authors publish via Lulu or Amazon, predicting the NYT and editors will fade. He recalls past gatekeepers, contrasts handwritten manuscript days with digital freedom, and laments lost rituals of publishing.

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Relocating substation could harm development

Gazette column argues Alliant Energy should move a planned substation from the old Iowa Steel site to 1600 Third St to protect a flood damaged neighborhood and ongoing redevelopment. It cites benefits of Third Street as a cultural district and notes hundreds of investments, housing growth, and new businesses in New Bohemia, with stakeholders including Robert Chadima active in local groups.

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