Iowa storm shelter bill fails as awareness week stresses prep
Ned Wright of Linn County Emergency Management Agency notes Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week highlights personal prep while a mobile home storm shelter bill dies in the Legislature. He cites powerful mobile home lobbying and limited shelter space in current code, urges families to plan, obtain weather radios, and seek off site or outdoor shelters during tornadoes. Rep. Rob Hogg aided the bill. Wright thanks him for putting constituents first.
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Sex offender program changes prompt strong public reaction
A Cedar Rapids reader, David McCallum, calls for extreme measures against sexual predators. He urges shooting offenders to stop harm to children and volunteers to provide bullets and pull the trigger.
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Secondhand smoke and tobacco costs in Iowa health debate
The document argues secondhand smoke endangers public health and links it to preventable illness, urging lawmakers to restore local indoor air quality control. It cites higher risks for non-smokers exposed at work, rising health insurance costs, and Iowa’s tobacco-related treatment expenditures during Cover the Uninsured Week.
Public health and policy debates spark reader letters
Letters praise smoking bans in restaurants and Rep Ro Foege while criticizing state taxation on tobacco. Community voices urge health care reform, social security fixes, oil regulation, and broad protections from abortion to gun controls, echoing calls for decisive national action.
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Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
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Culture of life concerns and Cedar Rapids traffic
Letter writers question President Bush and Rep DeLay over hypocrisy on a culture of life while criticizing currency of war and funding for research. The piece laments traffic jams in Cedar Rapids and urges planning ahead to reduce stress and accidents.
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Terri Schiavo
Cedar Rapids
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Culture of Life: Bush's to do list for life preservation
Opinion outlines a culture of life agenda for President Bush. It highlights preservation of life when moral legal or medical questions arise and suggests starting points for policy action.
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