ISU Coach Fred Hoiberg lands big raise after Sweet 16 run
Iowa State University rewards men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg with a significant salary increase following a season that ended with a Sweet 16 appearance. The move underscores big-time college sports incentives and the school’s aim to retain “The Mayor.” Radon testing in schools moves forward as lawmakers push districts to plan mitigation and reporting. Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert participates in a fundraising water balloon event for a sick child, raising 105 dollars and inviting more challenges.
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Hoiberg
Iowa State University
Fred Hoiberg
ISU
Iowa
Johnson County
Travis Weipert
Landon Shaw
Tarkie
Weipert
VEISHEA riot spurs ISU to cancel events week
A chaotic VEISHEA festival ends in violence and disappointment as alcohol fueled riots mar ISU. President Steven Leath cancels events for the rest of the week to restore order. The Union Bar loses its 21 only exemption after repeated underage alcohol citations, sparking renewed debate on ordinance. Senator Hubert Houser returns to the Statehouse amid retirement plans and farm work.
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Iowa State University
ISU
Steven Leath
Iowa City
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Letters defend geese and support TotalChild program in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader defends local geese at Cedar and Ellis Park and suggests FIDO may deter birds around the McGrath Amphitheatre. The letter highlights TotalChild by Four Oaks, praising its 18th birthday focus and showing pilot program outcomes with hundreds of children aided and broad agency collaboration. Christopher Lindell, Guaranty Bank CEO, urges donations to Commit to a Child.
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Steven Carfrae
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
FIDO
McGrath Amphitheatre
TotalChild
Four Oaks
Total Child
Linn County
Christopher Lindell
Guaranty Bank
Newsletter Launch Highlights The Gazette Insight Page
The Gazette announces a free electronic newsletter sent each Monday with weekly Insight content including Todd Dorman's column letters and editorials. It links readers to online articles and invites sign ups, while criticizing texting while driving and urging reconsideration of related laws.
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Todd Dorman
Gazette
Thegazette.com
Confirmation bias and the hammer of liberal bias
Jonah Goldberg critiques how confirmation bias permeates both liberal and conservative thought. He argues Vox and Klein misrepresent objectivity while reformers misuse disinterested service to justify expanding state power. He cites Krugman Obama and media as examples of liberal bias and groupthink.
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Ezra Klein
Vox.com
Klein
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
New York Times
Paul Krugman
Barack Obama
National Healthcare Decisions Day emphasizes advance directives
Dr Amanda Sommerfeldt outlines the purpose of advance directives and the three Iowa recognized forms. The Hospice of Mercy hosts a 6:30 to 7:30 p m session at Hall Perrine Cancer Center Cedar Rapids to discuss planning, with online resources at mercycare org.
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America
Terri Schiavo
Iowa
Congress
Hospice of Mercy
Hall- Perrine Cancer Center
10Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Mercycare.org
Amanda Somerfeldt
Asommerfeldt
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