Boundary mix stakes students and taxpayers in Iowa districts
The Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar and College Community districts face a mapping error affecting about 90 properties and 43 students. Authors urge restoring original boundaries or trading properties to balance tax bases while preserving students’ school choices amid negotiations.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar
College Community
College
Idaho
Nicole Allen
Culver called best candidate for governor by writer
A letter urges Chet Culver as the ideal governor candidate citing his public service as teacher, investigator, and secretary of state. The writer emphasizes Culver's work on elections and policy experience and warns against misuses of public fields and safety concerns in Cedar Rapids and beyond.
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Des Moines
Chet Culver
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Iowa
Culver
Daniels Park
John Cairns
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Ing
Linn County Regional Planning Board
Cairns
Carolyn Schmidt
Cedar
Plan B access debate fuels continuing controversy
The column argues the FDA and Bush administration resist over the counter access to Plan B citing scientific advice and public health. It notes 16 and older access with pharmacist on duty, addresses safety concerns, and cites peer reviewed studies and political pressure surrounding Dr. David Hager.
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Bush Administration
FDA
Congress
David Hager
Hager
The
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War on Terrorism matches World War II duration
The piece notes that from Dec 7 1941 to Aug 15 1945 1348 days passed in World War II while May 20 marks 1348 days since Sept 11 2001 for the War on Terrorism. It argues the current conflict has lasted as long as U.S. WWII involvement, prompting debate on its correctness.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
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