Directional Train Horns Proposed to Cut Noise at Crossings
A Sheraton hotel official urges the City Council to install directional horns at five Cedar Rapids crossings to confine train warnings to roadways. The plan, modeled after a Nebraska test, could cost about 30 000 dollars per crossing and may be funded by state grants or hotel tax proceeds.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Cedar River Valley
Alan Zazza
Sheraton
Four Points Hotel
Union Pacific
Merrill Anderson
Brady
Neb
Anderson
Ames
Gering
Parsons
Kans
Iowa Department of Transportation
Congress
Edward Hamberger
The
Association of American Railroads
Hamberger
Clinton
Zazza
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Controversy Over Iowa Steel Cleanup Deal
Letter writer protests Cedar Rapids City Council plan to clean up the former Iowa Steel plant with taxpayer dollars and gift land to a church. They question Terex’s role, potential contamination costs, and whether the deal benefits residents or the company.
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Iowa Steel
Iowa
Clancey
Gazette
Jack Lascar
Terex
St. Wenceslaus Church
Cedar Rapids
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The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers’ letters and invites corrections from other readers for publication. The policy notes equal opportunity for publishing contradictions or corrections in future issues.
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Gazette
Indoor living for cats over risks and responsibility
A reader argues for indoor cats citing safety from cars toxins and disease. They praise humane societies for denying an adoption and warn that outdoor freedom risks injury or death and emotional guilt.
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Humane Society
The
Leah Haravon Collins
Quiddity Antipodes and Protocol Meanings Across Texts
Readers explore how few words hold many meanings. The discussion notes protocol definitions from etiquette to medical plans and computer standards. It cites antipodean for Australia and quiddity as essence or hair splitting distinction in literature.
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Bill Bryson
Australia
Earth
Somerset Maugham
John B. Bremner
University of Iowa
Iowa’s public schools accused of waste and wasted funds
A Washington High parent laments high recurring fees and unaffordable driver education while noting unairconditioned schools. The letter contrasts taxes paid with spending on stadiums sculptures and brownfield cleanup, urging focus on safe, well‑equipped classrooms over nonessential projects.
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Washington High School
Iowa
Gore blamed for Western fires now and then
Letter writer argues that forest fires in the West were worsened by a ban on roads in forest reserves led by Gore and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. He contends roads are required to reach hot spots and control fires.
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al Gore
Gore
Bruce Babbitt
J.G. Jackson
Marion
The Gazette Letters Policy and Contact Details
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns but reserves editorial control. Submissions must include the writer’s full name signature street address and daytime phone number. anonymous entries are not accepted. Writers may submit up to 650 words, with no 300 word limit, and a letter is allowed once every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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