Match Day highlights Iowa medical graduates residency placements
The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine marks Match Day as one third of this year’s graduates stay in Iowa for residency. Dean Jean Robillard notes Iowa’s emphasis on in-state training, community needs, and a curriculum redesign that boosts U.S. Medical Licensing Exam scores. Dr. Laurie Connolly, a 1999 graduate, serves as a local example of physicians remaining to serve rural communities.
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Sioux City
Siouxland Medical Education Foundation
McFarland Clinic
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Social Security plan blamed for job losses and imports
Richard Thys of Belle Plaine argues the president’s Social Security proposals won’t help and cites hundreds of manufacturing jobs lost to offshore production. He urges import taxes to fund Social Security and asks readers to pressure lawmakers to reverse the practice.
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Stan Laurel
U.S
Richard Thys
Belle Plaine
Hate columnist blasts evangelical movement in March column
The writer, son of a Pentecostal minister, condemns Cal Thomas for a March 20 column that attacks evangelical leaders. He argues the movement became politicized by money driven preachers exploiting fear of God, urging readers to reject hostile rhetoric.
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Cal Thomas
Evangeli
Letter Writers Debate Faith, Poverty and Israel Policy
A Cedar Rapids reader condemns religious hate and praises The Gazette for endorsing aid to Africa and Millennium Challenge Account funding. Ed Popelka argues tax cuts and reduced Medicaid harm the poor, while Terri Nederhiser defends compassionate conservatism and Israel’s housing. The letter urges global peace and withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces, calling for freedom and justice for all.
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Brandon Mayor Laments Media Gloom Over Water, Crime
Brandon mayor Ron Boyer defends town against hostile press glare after nitrate scare and a sex offender move into the community labeling coverage biased. He notes a new well and infrastructure funded by about 200000 dollars and urges focus on hard working residents rather than sensational reporting.
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Jessera Gage
Brandon
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