National Donate Life Month urges Iowa organ donation
The Iowa Gazette urges participation in National Donate Life Month. Readers are told how to join the Iowa Donor Registry or sign up via the DMV. Living donors may give kidneys, liver portions, or lung lobes, with contact numbers for Iowa transplant centers. The piece notes 364 people wait in Iowa and 90,200 nationally on waiting lists, highlighting the imbalance between donors and demand.
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IowaDonorRegistry.org
Iowa Divison of
Iowa Donor Registry
Division of Motor Vehicles
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Essary
Transfer stations and landfills amid political rhetoric
A column discusses waste management debates, noting transfer stations near Morrison Illinois and Cedar Rapids and Johnson County zoning, challenging public interest claims, and critiquing environmental and political narratives including Patriot Act and Iraq policy. It includes a personal aside by Terry Duschene.
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the Gazette
Morrison
Ill
Hiawatha
Illinois
Cedar River Paper
Solid Waste Agency
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Harvard and Columbia study on Iraq war cost
A Harvard and Columbia study estimates the total Iraq war cost will reach 1 to 2 trillion dollars depending on troop duration. It equals about 10,000 dollars per U.S. household. President Bush says troops will stay, and the meter is running. Paul Gwin Cedar Rapids
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Harvard
Columbia
United States
Bush
Iraq
Paul Gwin
Cedar Rapids
Decorations brighten eyesore along interstate drive
The writer praises local decorations along the island beside the interstate near the railroad and Cargill, noting the Christmas tree golf flag and lighthouse brighten an eyesore along the route. Roxanne Bentrim.
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Interstate
Interstate Drive
Railroad
Cargill
Cedar Rapids
Roxanne Bentrim
Move of Cedar Rapids farmers market sparks community concerns
Eileen McDermott criticizes relocating the market to downtown Cedar Rapids arguing it will exclude elderly attendees and harm vendors. She notes Riv erside Roundhouse offers parking restrooms and indoor booths, suggesting the change hurts a farming community and raises broader local issues.
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Cedar Rapids
Riverside Roundhouse
Eileen McDermott
Farmland, Fertility, and Education Shape Democracies
The text argues that farmland is partly renewable and systems falter due to unintended consequences. It notes that educated women reduce birthrates, suggesting demographic shifts influence democratic outcomes and that cultures restricting female education may grow faster than those promoting it.
Transfer station rule protects business owners
A Cedar Falls resident requests to be informed about a proposed waste transfer station and asks for a visit by the neighbor, City Council members, and possibly The Gazette. The resident notes a photo showing a clean, city-owned station and suggests a journalist visit to reassure locals.
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the Gazette
Cedar Falls
Looking past flaws and crisis in a political gloss
The text reflects on viewing past flaws to claim progress in Iraq democracy and downplays reality by arguing that ignoring evidence shows a positive world, suggesting a broader trend of overlooking crises like climate change and a nine trillion dollar figure.
Thanking Those in Uniform Across History and Today
Annette Taylor urges setting aside opinions on war to thank service members. She notes today’s volunteers choose to serve in the U S government and shares personal practice of saying thank you, observing the positive reaction.
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United States
Annette Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Japan faces ISS costs as NASA delays shuttle schedule
Tokyo says U S postponement of the next space shuttle launch threatens the ISS project built with the United States Europe and Japan. The Japanese lab stored since 2003 costs 2.8 billion and total space delivery costs may exceed 5.56 billion as projected. Japan bears about 343 million annually for ISS running costs.
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Tokyo
U.S
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Europe
Japan
Russia
George Bush
Moon
NASA
the Education, Science and Technology Ministry
United States
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