Cedar Rapids Looks to Public Trust and Community Projects
Cedar Rapids welcomes city manager who repeats that public trust is local government currency. Gladbrook hosts Extreme Makeover crew to rebuild a family home lost in 2005 fire with future donations planned. Downtown Cedar Rapids markets attract thousands, 50 vendors, 75 on waiting list amid potential weekly expansion. A long term planning group is appointed to shape the city’s new government structure and future.
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Jim Prosser
Cedar Rapids
Gladbrook
City staff slow to heed council on downtown parking plan
Cedar Rapids officials clash with council over angle parking. Traffic engineers fail to propose workable alternatives to make downtown more visitor friendly. Also notes on cell service at games and rising motorcycle fatalities in Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Farmers subsidies fuel debate over policy and self sufficiency
The letter discusses farm subsidies and tax equity, cites Henry Wallace’s impact on American agriculture, and questions public funding for farming versus free enterprise. It notes rising energy costs and asks who bears rate increases, ending with support for the Hawks season.
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the Gazette
Jonah Goldberg
Chuck Grassley
Manchester
America
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Franklin Roosevelt
Wallace
Agricultural Bible
Pioneer Hybrid
Free parking could lure shoppers to downtown Cedar Rapids
Beulah Wagner argues that eliminating parking meters would boost downtown commerce. She cites costs, maintenance, and enforcement burdens of meters worth nearly $500000 for 2,000 meters and questions why free parking isn’t pursued. Dale Fitzgibbons counters with concerns on meters hurting business while praising local arts by Gerard Estella and Bruce Moore in Marion.
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Cedar Rapids
Beulah Wagner
Hoekstra
Dale Fitzgibbons
Iowa City
Gerard Estella
Brucemore
Gerard
Bravo Gerard
Terry Barschow
Marion
Utility company spending on Hawkeye seats questioned
The Gazette lists firms and individuals buying $45 000 to $60 000 luxury seats at Kinnick Stadium for Hawkeye football. Interstate Power Co a public utility is named among buyers and urged to be prudent in spending while supporting Iowa football.
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the Gazette
Kinnick Stadium
Hawkeye
Iowa Hawkeye
Interstate Power Co
Phone number in emails raises identification concerns
A note highlights that relying on online names alone can fail for identifying individuals via email. The issue emphasizes needing stronger verification, suggesting use of contact numbers and institutional IDs to prevent impersonation and improve security.
Metered Parking Policy Critiqued in Cedar Rapids Downtown
An Aug 30 Cedar Rapids feature describes malfunctioning electronic meters and notes Downtown District collaboration with parking director Bill Hoekstra to ensure parking does not deter downtown visits. The piece echoes concerns about the system’s impact on retail activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Hoekstra
Media feeding frenzies over Karr and Wilson
The piece argues media coverage of John Mark Karr and Joseph Wilson fed public hysteria and featured self serving pundits and hysterical reporting. It notes the Senate Intelligence Committee debunked Wilsons claims and criticizes overzealous press coverage while defending timely reporting.
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Joseph Wilson
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Karr
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Washington Post
Howard Kurtz
New York Times
Iraq
Neal Gabler
Fox News
America
Bush
Senate Intelligence Committee
Niger
Dick Cheney
Africa
Cheney
White House
Plame
Times
Judith Miller
Karl Rove
Paul Krugman
Rove
Maureen Dowd
Joe Wilson
JonBenet Ramsey
Bangkok
Kurtz
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