Cedar Rapids rental inspections lag and fail to deter violations
The Gazette urges Cedar Rapids to shorten its seven year housing inspection cycle, citing 87 percent of 1 034 units with violations from January to May and an average of 3.5 violations per unit. It compares Iowa City performance and suggests incentives to reward compliant landlords.
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Marion
Iowa
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jane Benning
Cedar Rapids Urged to Accelerate Rental Housing Reform
City housing series urges rapid adoption of a stronger rental program. Commentary notes frequent tenant associations and inspections can improve conditions and guide a more effective citywide effort.
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Cedar Rapids
Senior citizens did not sap life from all things
Lois Young of Marion praises an older writer’s Nov. 22 letter about vitality. She says the author’s words ring true and hopes to hear more from people like him.
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Lois Young
Marion
Letters attack GOP hypocrisy and liberal Christianity debate
Readers accuse Republicans of double standards over ethics and Iraq while debating whether Jesus was a liberal. Letters compare Clinton impeachment to current leaks and question political motives and religious interpretations.
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Lincoln
Iraq
CIA
Valerie Plame
Bob Novak
Party of Ethics
Dan Rostenkowski
House Republican
Tom DeLay
Texas
GOP
China seeks leverage as Latin America leans left
The piece argues that China is building strong ties in Argentina Brazil and Chile with billions in deals while the United States lags on free trade. It warns of a shift in influence with Venezuela and Cuba deepening military ties and suggests U S sovereignty could be eroded if investments continue.
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Chile
Pacific Rim
China
Latin America
Hu Jintao
Argentina
Brazil
Americas
Congress
Bush Administration
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Ecuador
United States
Venezuela
Rumsfeld
Hugo Chavez
Fidel Castro
U.S
Horatio Alger
Mao Tse-tung
America
Panama Canal
Cuba
George W. Bush
Iraq
Bush Aims at Iraq But Faces Debate on Motives
The text questions President Bush’s Iraq invasion and the broader U S stance toward dictators and dictatorships noting Saddam Hussein’s regime and alleged oil profit motives while comparing ally and foe nations and accusing policymakers of supporting tyrants for strategic reasons.
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al-Qaida
Saudi Arabia
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
George W. Bush
Iraq
Bush
Saddam
Sudan
Kuwait
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijan
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