Affordable housing stabilizes Cedar Rapids families says MAHP
Walter Chien of Cedar Rapids argues in support of MidAmerica Housing Partnership there to stabilize low income households and serve about 10 000 local residents. He notes MAHP helps with permanent affordable housing services under one roof and acknowledges past mistakes.
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the Gazette
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Walter Chien
MidAmerica Housing Partnership
Democracy at stake if voting bill fails says activist group
The piece argues HR 550 must pass to protect democracy amid claims Diebold and Election Systems & Software control over 80 percent of votes. It cites calls for independent paper verification and routine audits, condemns proprietary code secrecy, and warns of potential fraud and disenfranchisement.
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Election Systems & Software
Republican Party
Mark
Stephen Woodburn Solon
Memorial site at Twin Towers sparks fee public outrage
A letter writer denounces charging admission for the New York World Trade Center memorial claiming it should be free. He argues recovery of expenses is enough and questions why wealthy organizers seek millions in public or tax funding. He warns against harming democratic rights in the process.
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New York
Powers That Be
National Endowment For the Arts
Alan Ginsberg
Natalie Maines
Dixie Chick
Langston Hughes
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Hopkins
Muse
Johnson County attorney race shapes local justice system
A long awaited Johnson County attorney vacancy prompts a Democratic primary with no Republican challenger on June 6. Voters should assess candidates on jail crowding rape victim advocacy and handling drug and alcohol offenses, as local leaders plan for safer, fairer enforcement.
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J. Patrick White
Eric Chamberlin
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Lesson learned on security and free speech politics
The piece critiques Democrats on security and presses censorship amid Muhammad cartoons debates. It argues liberals censure provocative depictions while the Islamic world remains quiet and the UN appears ineffective. It contrasts Christian restraint with nonviolent responses to offense.
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United Nations
Mary
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