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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 2004
Page
4
Weather warms and children and pets flood outdoors leading to the season’s first bite. Authorities admonish the dog and victims receive care. If the breed is a pit bull, neighborhood fear rises and demands for a city ban follow.
The Gazette argues breed bans are ineffective and owner responsibility drives canine aggression. Cedar Valley Humane Society director Torben Platt notes breed is not sole factor and supports tightening penalties for dog fighting, with state House and Senate contrasting on felony status.
The piece argues presidential appointees determine national security policy, comparing Bush and Kerry. It cites 9 11 commission findings on missed opportunities to kill bin Laden, Reagan era bold steps, and how staff backgrounds color defense and civil liberty views.
A batch of letters criticizes Bush for the Iraq invasion and calls Congress to censure him. The writers urge Libertarian voting as a protest and discuss Clarke’s book and media coverage of the White House. Cedar Rapids author Mike Miller closes the column.
The essay cites Without Sanctuary to confront America’s past brutal lynchings and argues that democracy and self-control enabled progress. It contrasts American responses with wartime horrors and muses that Middle East reform may hinge on such democratic will, planning, and resolve.
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