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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 2008
Page
4
Cedar County Stanwood residents raised nearly thirty thousand dollars and converted the Union Church education building into the Stanwood Crisis Center with volunteer sweat equity and a backup generator. The Red Cross funded costs and trained volunteers for the shelter.
Bryan Liang argues college health programs are undercutting student care with inadequate insurance. He urges campuses to negotiate better coverage, permit use of existing policies on campus, and for accreditors and policymakers to set minimum standards to protect students.
The Gazette note recalls May's Island and two vanished river islands Long Island and Grape Island from an 1875 Cedar Rapids map. It cites an old Linn County courthouse blotter urging a new courthouse with a tall spire, a feature never built due to money limits, leaving readers hopeful for a balanced outcome.
After four games the Iowa Hawkeyes split time at quarterback and a 3-1 start prompts a question of who should be the permanent starter. The Gazette invites readers to vote on the racial considerations in the presidential election at GazetteOnline.com with a new daily poll posted at 4:30 p.m.
After the June flood in Cedar Rapids about half of neighborhood and downtown trees show damage with stripped bark uprooted roots and flood residue. Trees Forever funds replacement efforts while homeowners face termite risks and rising flood insurance questions amid unclear public education and private agent incentives.
A veteran writes against a rising form of patriotism that echoes "America first" and rejects narrowing loyalties. He argues true patriotism upholds ethics, law, and the common good, not group favoritism or isolationist measures.
A reader attacks McCain and Bush policies linking Wall Street wreckage to privatized Social Security. The letter questions Cedar Rapids schools offering Muslim prayer spaces and contrasts Christian holidays. It criticizes Sen. Harkin for votes on Iraq commanders and urges his political defeat.
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