Bond backers urged to rethink Cedar Rapids school bond plan
The Cedar Rapids school bond, totaling 211 million for new and renovated middle schools, faces a 60 percent pass threshold. An Economic Alliance poll shows 55 percent support, with inflation fears and rising taxes likely to sway voters. Proposals include splitting the bond and highlighting safety, accessibility, and enrollment alignment to cut costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Economic Alliance
Ron Corbett
Alliance
Defense, diplomacy, and the perils of appeasement
A community letter argues the preamble aims to provide for the common defense. It condemns U S support of Russia in UN votes as appeasement and warns that failure to stop aggression risks the union, justice, tranquility, welfare, and liberty for current and future generations.
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Russia
United States
Vladimir Putin
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Austria
Sudetenland
U.N
Ukraine
Heresy in the White House Paula White-Cain and the Trump era
Cal Thomas criticizes Paula White-Cain for soliciting $1000 gifts claiming seven blessings and angelic aid, labeling her a grifter and flagging broader evangelical trends he calls heresy. He links this to anti biblical rhetoric and a “Christian nationalist” movement intertwined with politics.
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Donald Trump
White House
Paula White-Cain
White-Cain
Jesus
White Cain
United States
Africa
South America
Cleveland
Trump
TSA
White- Cain
Stella Parton
Dolly Parton
Paula
Stephen Simpson Proper Gander
Measles vaccines, polio memories, and faith in public health
A column argues vaccines reduced disease deaths and hospitalizations since 1963 and recalls polio fears of the 1950s. It criticizes public policy doubts, cites RFK Jr and FDA resignations, and notes Iowa bills against gene-based vaccines. The piece reflects on memory, trust, and historical vaccination impact.
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U.S
Texas
Health and Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Food and Drug Administration
Peter Marks
FDA
Iowa
Beatrice
Kennedy
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