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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 2009
Page
3
The Gazette notes turnout undercuts democracy in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with 27 percent and 9 percent respectively. It cites mayoral and council contests, flood-recovery concerns, and budget gaps as backdrops. The piece urges civic engagement, questions responsiveness, and warns disengagement weakens local governance.
A Cedar Rapids reader critiques The Gazette and Fox News, arguing media bias harms governance. He links religious belief to politics, defends fiscal responsibility, calls for personal responsibility, critiques education debates, and cites cannabis safety versus alcohol and tobacco harms with statistics.
A dog attack last Tuesday evening on the northeast side left a small dog injured and the owners of the attacking dogs unhelpful. The injured pet required emergency veterinary care with bites to the tail rear and a shredded paw, leading to daily bandage changes, antibiotics, and painkillers. The owner now plans to carry pepper spray on walks to deter loose dogs.
A Marion plan to convert the abandoned railway along Seventh Avenue into a Sixth Avenue corridor with a recreation trail gains support from the Marion Chamber of Commerce and the Marion Economic Development Company. The city council could vote tonight on Option D which envisions a roundabout, greenbelt trail, and new business locations without closing Seventh Avenue. Jill Ackerman and George Lake chair the two organizations backing the plan.
Todd Dorman notes how political cycles reward over promising and under delivering. He reflects on Ron Corbett’s mayoral path, the coalition that backed his win, and the daunting tasks ahead including a tighter budget, city management review, and fragile recovery amid federal and global pressures. He recalls Obama era hopes and Grant Park moments contrasted with this campaign’s pragmatism.
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