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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2011
Page
3
The Gazette notes Gov Branstad promoted a Start Somewhere walk to boost Iowa’s health and 291000 residents joined. It contrasts with Sen Hogg urging budget restorations and greater health funding, arguing government should support local health without stealing the spotlight for Statehouse politics.
An Iowa editorial applauds Gov. Terry Branstad for launching a public website tracking Freedom of Information Act requests to his office. The piece urges other agencies to adopt similar transparency, while supporting a long-stalled bill to create an enforcement authority for open meetings and records laws.
A draft letter frames Wall Street as a target of critique while praising Franklin Roosevelt era ideals of opportunity. It urges backing Ann Poe for Cedar Rapids at large city council and thanks Courage Ride contributors for a fundraising event that raised thirty two thousand dollars for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The writer contrasts global wealth disparities with a front page image of a malnourished Somali child to urge perspective and shared responsibility for the less fortunate, noting most do not grasp true poverty or oppression. The piece references perspectives and social duty.
The piece contrasts Occupy Wall Street with Tea Party aims, arguing Occupy seeks vigilant financial oversight while Tea Party favors limited government. It explains the bailout’s political backdrop, the role of regulation, and the money flow on Washington's K Street where lobbyists influence policy.
AARP members led a DC march urging the supercommittee and Congress not to cut Medicare or Social Security. The Iowa group cites 574,315 Social Security and 513,930 Medicare beneficiaries in the state who could be harmed, urging waste cuts and tax reform instead. Tony Vola of Saylor Township is AARP Iowa president.
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