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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2010
Page
5
Cedar Rapids reader questions Rep. Dave Loebsack on his four year record while noting a 32 percent Medicare premium rise for 2011 from Blue Cross. The letter challenges his Affordable Care Act claims and jobs plan.
Local physicians overwhelmingly back Iowa City's 21-only ordinance citing reduced underage access and health risks. They warn underage drinking harms brain development and links to deaths, property damage, and police trouble, urging continuation to keep the community safer.
Warren Buffett argues class warfare is waged by the rich against others, citing Citizens United as amplifying corporate free speech. The author contends hypocrisy and misinformation flourish in current debate amid Supreme Court rulings and perceived power of wealth.
A political letter accuses Representative Loebsack of unfounded attacks on Marianette Miller-Meeks and claims his voting record supports tax hikes and AMT changes. The note argues Miller-Meeks favors tax code simplification and spending cuts while urging voters to consider future generations and the 2011 AMT impact.
A reader argues both parties enabled a corrupt system over decades and urges conservatives to curb monopolistic power while liberals back sensible regulations. They propose a constitutional amendment with three pillars: three month campaign limits with issue ads only, term limits, and public financing via earnings withholding.
Connie Mutel of Solon endorses the Iowa Water and Land Legacy amendment on the ballot. She argues the measure will protect topsoil, clean waters, expand trails and parks, support wildlife habitats and conservation partnerships, and boost quality of life and the economy, urging a yes vote.
In February FEMA reclassified a northwest neighborhood into the 100-year flood plain over concerns about a drainage ditch. Congressman Dave Loebsack, Mayor Ron Corbett and local officials appealed the decision, leading to homes being removed from the flood plain and a bipartisan amendment passed to safeguard homeowner decisions and values.
After the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage, a push grew for a constitutional convention to ban it. The Iowa Catholic Conference urged a vote while Democrats hold the Legislature and govern the delegate selection, complicating a Republican bid. Some Republicans oppose the amendment.
The piece argues Gov. Chet Culver supports Linn County funding including the National Czech Slovak Museum Cedar Rapids Public Library and Paramount Theatre while Terry Branstad would cut this aid. It cites past bank failures and says Branstad would reduce oversight and raise taxes, urging voters to stay the course. Dennis Naughton.
Gladys Roberts argues that the Water and Land Legacy amendment would be a power grab limiting private landowners rights to control access on their property. She says it could invade privacy, provoke harassment of farmers, and leave landowners with only tax obligations and cleanup duties.
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