Death on the Bay Area Train Highlights Tech Disconnect
The San Francisco Chronicle case shows 20 year old Justin Valdez shot on a crowded light rail by Nikhom Thephakaysone as passengers stare at smartphones. The column argues technology, social media, and alienation fueled the tragedy and urges people to look up.
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Justin Valdez
Saturday Night Live
San Francisco Chronicle
Nikhom Thephakaysone
Thephakaysone
Valdez
Bay Area
Krauthammer Says Shutdown Exit Obscured by Politics
Charles Krauthammer argues the shutdown gridlock and debt ceiling brinkmanship serve to humiliate the GOP. He notes sinking polls for both parties, GOP leverage rising as the debt limit nears, and suggests Speaker Boehner and Paul Ryan offer a clear reform framework including entitlements and tax reform to force concessions.
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United States
Congress
Harry Reid
Democratic Senate
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Boehner
Paul Ryan
Local option tax eyed to fund Cedar Rapids street repairs
City officials warn maintenance funds have fallen behind due to rising material costs and flat Road Use Tax funding. They point to local-option sales taxes used by Mason City and Waterloo to finance street work, hoping to shore up Cedar Rapids road repairs.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Public Works Department
Dave Elgin
Iowa Dot
Mason City
Waterloo
Buck Clark
Cedar Falls
Clark
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