One Great Night of Ideas sparks Cedar Rapids engagement
The Gazette notes strong turnout and passion at ten brainstorming sessions for Fifteen in 5 with about 300 participants. Organizers from the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation collect ideas to form a 15 member plan for Linn County. Ideas accepted through Dec 31, then a committee narrows to 15 focus items with no hidden agendas.
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Letters Reflect Division and Call for Constitutional Focus
A reader comments on post election anger and distrust in politics, denouncing globalist think tanks and media influence while urging Americans to study the Constitution. The writer supports the Democratic Party but warns against centrist rhetoric and party labels, calling for health care, education, and civil rights advocacy.
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Fear and Hope After Election Day Echoes of Pride and Loss
An anonymous author laments a national defeat felt in the wake of a contested election. They condemn fear propaganda, warn of a wounded democracy, and urge unity to restore patriotism and democratic ideals while expressing pride in voting against Bush.
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Skating showgirls echo a wake up call for Bush second term
The piece links wartime sacrifice and energy policy to oil dependence, urging Bush to embrace 21st century technologies and subsidies for efficient vehicles. It recalls Roosevelt era showgirls as a metaphor for national effort, warns against reliance on Middle East oil, and calls for real energy reforms and conservation.
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Lock project deemed unjustifyable waste of funds
An editorial lambastes the $1.7 billion lock expansion on the upper Mississippi River as economically unjustified. It cites Army Corps studies, National Academy of Sciences reviews, and repeated failures to justify longer locks, warning Congress against authorizing the project amid deficits and wartime costs.
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