Quotes of the Week spotlighting sports, cameras, and a tragedy
A montage of quotes covers Caitlin Clark on her No. 22 jersey retirement, a lawmaker urging no automated traffic cameras while another backs regulated use, a widow suing after her husband’s prison death, and a science teacher recalling students witnessing a partial solar eclipse.
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Caitlin Clark
Taft Middle School
Steve Koepke
Readers respond on health policy and safety concerns
A collection of letters discusses Medicaid extensions for newborns and mothers, opposition to reduced income eligibility, and skepticism about clinic funding. Other views oppose traffic cameras and English-only tests, warn against immigration and linguistic policy shifts, and condemn forest reserve changes. Voices urge science, oppose HF 2672, and critique glyphosate and corporate influence on Iowa law.
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Robins and critters comment on the eclipse a rural diary
Kurt Ullrich describes a solar eclipse seen from his Jackson County home as robins, frogs, cardinals, a turkey, a coyote, and a mourning dove join a vivid chorus. He notes Monet like light over a pond and reflects on belief in unseen things, citing Dostoevsky. Ullrich’s columns appear in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
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Insight and Books forum details for The Gazette
Insight and Books outlines submissions for letters and guest columns from Eastern Iowans. Readers are asked to email editorial thegazette.com or mail to 116 Third St SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401. It invites questions, book club info, and book club ideas via email and postal addresses.
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Gazette
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Zack Kucharski
Quinn Pettifer
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