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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 2013
Page
5
The Gazette argues against a blanket ban on public prayers and urges a balanced approach. It proposes inclusive, nonproselytizing prayers from diverse faiths and lay participants, with optional non ceremonial gestures to respect all beliefs.
A Iowa couple describes receiving a certified letter from Rock Island Clean Line seeking easements for a 500 mile high voltage DC transmission line from northwest Iowa to Chicago. They argue no Iowa power will be delivered and compensation is inadequate, noting a rural alliance formed to fight the project and urging readers to visit iowastopricl.com for information.
A Cedar Rapids reader thanks strangers who helped a mother with a dead car and a shopper who paid for groceries, praising Marines who helped start a car and a mystery donor who covered Aldi groceries. The letter also shifts to praise for dementia education and critiques of Obamacare politics. Tom Geistkemper Blairstown.
Daniel Burnett argues history and civics are underemphasized in colleges and high schools. He cites surveys showing few require foundational courses in history government or economics and laments graduates lack critical reading and economics skills while coursework and tuition rise. He urges renewed focus on lasting lessons from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
A Marion resident questions Mayor Allen Bouska residency citing a Hiawatha home and a Marion address. Bouska says he spends about 70 percent of his time in Marion, with a dog in Hiawatha, and that voting address and license are Marion. The Council may discuss residency Thursday as a broader clash over city redevelopment plans, with voters ultimately deciding.
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