Limiting homelessness: Cedar Rapids eyes 10 year plan
The Gazette editorial urges city leaders and business executives to back a 10 year plan to end chronic homelessness. Mayor Paul Pate aims for permanent housing with a regional approach, engaging the business community, social services, nonprofits, and law enforcement.
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Linn County
Continuum of Care Planning and Policy Council
Budget priorities and accountability after Katrina
The author critiques U S response to Katrina, blaming leadership failures, misdirected relief, and a shrinking focus on infrastructure. Cites Sept 11 Post coverage, Rep Jefferson, nursing home drownings, and calls for future accountability and wiser budgeting toward public works and resilience. Commends Gov. Vilsack for Katrina victims relocation offer in Iowa, urging practical support.
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George Bush
Michael Brown
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington Post
ABC News
William Jefferson
New Orleans
Jefferson
St. Bernard Parish
Pelican
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Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Letters Urge Autonomy in Military Service Decisions
A letter argues children should decide for themselves on military service without parental pressure, noting automatic submission to recruiters if no action is taken. It also mentions Do Not Call protections and references past dates on speed enforcement via GPS for trucks, criticizing counterforces from big money interests.
After Katrina response, call to drop politics in disaster fix
Opinion argues for nonpartisan analysis of failures in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It urges officials to review actions and credentials without fear of political fallout. It warns that blaming tactics distract from preventing future harm and calls for focus on effective recovery.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Louisiana
America
Ann Coulters
Michael Moores
Kansas
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Democratic Party
Dems
Corporation of America
Bush
No Child Left Behind Opt Out Advocates Privacy Safeguard
Parents urged to opt out of a federal directory of students age 16 and older used for military recruiter outreach. The campaign directs families to a site for rights and choices and warns of broad recruiting access via schools, malls, and job fairs.
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Leavemychildalone. Com
Speed limits and fatality rates spark Iowa letter to officials
A reader questions the drop in fatalities after the 55 mph era and the rise after the 65 mph increase. He cites Iowa expressways, tables in a 2002 report, and argues higher speeds correlate with more deaths while crediting airbags and drunk driving laws for declines. He urges replies from Rep. Rants and the AAA of Iowa.
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Christopher Rants
American Automobile Association of Iowa
Iowa
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United States
Highwaysafety. Org
Love It or Leave It Debating Dissent and Diversity
A reader questions the idea of leaving the country over criticism, noting that pulling dissenters would erase civil rights movements and suffrage progress. The piece argues for an America that embraces diversity, many voices, and freedom to differ.
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America
Cindy Sheehan
Fred Phelps
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