Parks advocate urges fair recreation for all Cedar Rapids
Readers discuss the Parks commissioner race focusing on recreational equity for all neighborhoods. Dale Todd earns support for inclusive leadership, urban park upgrades, and expanding options while opponents are urged to avoid oversimplifying issues. Brent Brigham urges Cedar Rapidians to vote for Todd on November 4.
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Chip Hughes
Chip
Jack Foley
California State University
Northridge
California
Herb Pirk
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Toronto
Canada
Dale Todd
Dale
Todd
Cedar Rapidians
Cedar Lake
Hughes Campaign Highlights Cedar Rapids Parks Efforts
Letters praise Evan Hughes for lifelong Cedar Rapids ties and work as parks commissioner. They note the Tuma land’s transformation into multiple soccer fields and new basketball hoops, plus a citizen recreation committee and indoor rink site decisions. Supporters urge re election to advance parks and recreation.
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Evan Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Tuma
Hughes
Third Avenue
Jane Boyd
Evan
Chip” Hughes
Chip
Cedar Lake
Barbara Hannon
Gazette
Linn County Afscme
Union
Juan Cortez
Outage Frustration Highlights Walford Power Struggles
A Walford resident decries repeated outages since moving from Cedar Rapids, calling for IES Utilities to upgrade infrastructure. He notes power failures during storms and asks for reliable service and fair rates without excuses.
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Walford
Cedar Rapids
IES
Gazette letter submission guidelines
The Gazette invites readers to send letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number, but only name and hometown will be published. Mail Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email gazette fylowa infi net.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Process style in education praised for editorial insight
A reader thanks the Gazette for its Sunday editorial on education. The writer calls the editorial dynamite and urges parents to note its critique of process education, arguing it withholds essential information for students to perform in tomorrow’s world.
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Oakhill-Jackson
Slayton Thompson
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Mattress Factory
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Marion
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Dubuque
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