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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 2002

Page

5

Call for Election Day holiday in Iowa gains traction

The letter to The Gazette argues that declaring Election Day a state holiday would boost voter participation. It criticizes absentee ballots and proposes affixing affidavits for unavailable voters and shifting absentee processing to County Auditor offices.

Iowa Chuck Larson Republican Party Larson

Rewrite the tax code for simplicity and equity

The Nov. 3 Gazette urges scrapping the federal income tax for a simple nationwide scheme. It condemns the current 9,500 pages as bloated and costly, arguing a transparent flat or uniform rate would curb loopholes and political manipulation while funding essential regulation.

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Real Americans Question Patriotism and Government Actions

Debra Seeley of Iowa City argues that patriotism should not mask support for policies she calls dangerous. She cites U S backing of dictators and involvement in Iraq as evidence that sloganistic displays hide harmful actions and civil liberties erosions.

Fulgencio Batista Ferdinand Marcos Muhammed Zia-ul-Haq Park Chung Hee Osama bin Laden al-Qaida Soviet Union Saddam Hussein Iraq CLA Middle East Hermann Goering The Gestapo Reichstag Debra Seeley Iowa City

Reader notes on horse terms and language quirks

Keale Bentz flags two paragraph misuses in a horse story. He cites reins vs reign and grew up on horses versus with or around. also explains who's and whose. A reader jokes about a headline and shares a new word opal for Older Person with Active Lifestyle.

Keale Bentz Iowa City Doe Dale

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