Scrutiny urged before Cedar Rapids liquor permits amid zoning clash
Editorial notes Cedar Rapids' Aug. 13 approval of Liquor and Tobacco Point at 1545 First Ave SE faces challenge after resident Joe Zito cites city code barring liquor stores within 300 feet of churches or schools, citing Mission of Hope at 138.7 feet. Police seek permit revocation. as in Wellington Heights 1455 Mount Vernon Rd, concerns of crime and safety loom. State law empowers police chiefs to deny licenses jeopardizing public welfare. calls rise for stricter standards on new outlets.
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Partnership powers post flood BrewNost at two museums
After historic floods in Linn County Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosted BrewNost the fundraiser moved from the Czech Slovak Museum & Library to a drenched yet resilient Cedar Rapids Museum of Art The piece highlights cross museum collaboration amid disaster and notes plans for future cultural offerings including Orchestra Iowa joining Brucemore for Ode to Joy on the front lawn.
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No one's clean in this mess on bailout vote
Opinion piece skewers both parties over the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. Boehner admonishes GOP for failing to deliver votes amid partisan theatrics by Pelosi. McCain, Obama, and Bush are lampooned for responses as markets plunge. The author decries populism and calls out two decades of political dysfunction.
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Landfall 2008 concerts praised but crowds sparse in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader lauds Landfall 2008 World Music series supported by Legion Arts while lamenting dismal turnout at Greene Square Park. The writer urges larger audiences for future events and notes campus life filled with homework and activities that limit free time for culture. The letter also praises former University of Iowa general counsel Marc Mills despite his firing after the Stolar report, condemning the process as lacking due process and humanity.
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Ireland
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Republicans not to blame for bailout bill's failure
University of Iowa counsel Mark Schantz argues Mills was wrongfully terminated and urges reconsideration. Professor Michael Lewis Beck protests sale of Jackson Pollock Mural by the Board of Regents, warning it harms the university's reputation. Ramon Lim laments the move as shortsighted. Confusion over Democratic control and bipartisan support in bailout effort.
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Michael Lewis-Beck
F. Wendell Miller
Jackson Pollock
University of Iowa Museum of Art
State Board of Regents
White Sox Rays poll and political jab at Pelosi
An Iowa reader critiques Democratic unity on banking crisis legislation and assigns blame to Republicans and presidents, arguing fault lies with lending institutions and borrowers rather than leaders. The letter cites prior eras and mortgage trends to frame the debate ahead of November elections.
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Farmers defend tile use as flood defense in Iowa context
Curt Zingula of Linn County Farm Bureau argues against blaming drainage tile for the 2008 floods. He notes saturated soils drive floods, tile releases excess water gradually and supports terracing and no till. The NRCS promotes tile with grass waterways to protect soil and roads.
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Natural Resources and Conservation Service
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