America Reads reads aloud to inspire young readers
Letters to The Gazette urge reading aloud to children as America's Reading Is Contagious program in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha today and tomorrow. Volunteers from five districts join forces with agencies libraries and PTA to promote literacy with story sharing and favorite books.
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Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids Community
College Community
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Metro Catholic
Grant Wood Area
Greer Fry
Friends of
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Marcia Hughes
America Reads
Ads value to politics and the mute button
A reader recalls family wisdom about not tearing down opponents in campaigns. The note laments pervasive negative politics and jokes that the most useful TV remote buttons are mute and off.
Community plea on domestic violence awareness and aid
Sondra K. Daggett of Waypoint urges collective action during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The message highlights Iowa statistics since 1995 and Cedar Rapids incidents, calls for volunteering, fundraising reinstatement, education, and proactive outreach to help abuse survivors and their families. Contacts for Waypoint and state legislators are provided.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waypoint Domestic Violence
Reelect Rep Jim Leach in Iowa’s 2nd District
An endorsement urging voters to reject conventional politics by reelecting Rep Jim Leach. It highlights his PAC-free funding, contributor limits, issue oriented campaigns, and civil conduct toward opponents. Support comes from William Hoekstra citing decades of acquaintance.
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Jim Leach
Leach
Iowa
William Hoekstra
Cedar Rapids
SEC voices clash over presidents role in markets
Arthur Levitt argues presidents should not opine on stock markets while noting Bush supports partial Social Security privatization. The piece traces SEC leadership from Joseph Kennedy to Harvey Pitt, criticizes Pitt, and highlights Levitt's book Take on the Street and his view that investors are underserved. It notes mutual funds’ growth and Buffett’s quip about fund directors from Chihuahua kennels.
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Kennedy
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Financial Times
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Jeff Birnbaum
America
Bush
Warren Buffett
Gambling Yes or No Vote for Cedar Rapids
The piece argues Cedar Rapids should vote on gambling to welcome a regulated industry that could create jobs, pay good wages, and boost tax revenue. It notes riverboat casinos fit requirements, cites state regulation, and urges citizens to decide publicly whether to support gambling.
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Cedar Rapids
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