Iowa code offers too little shelter from storms
Guest column urges mobile home residents to prepare for severe weather as lawmakers again fail to pass a bill requiring storm shelters in mobile home developments. Ned Wright of Linn County EMA notes past Cedar Rapids and Marion efforts, urges plans, weather alerts, and safer sheltering during Iowa’s severe weather season.
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Call for swift action against sex offenders in Cedar Rapids
A reader from Cedar Rapids urges drastic measures against sexual predators. He proposes shooting offenders to stop abuse and offers to buy bullets or pull the trigger, demanding immediate action.
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David McCallum
Cedar Rapids
Iowa lawmakers urged to restore local control for smoke free air
Opinion urges action on secondhand smoke as a public health risk and calls for restoring local indoor air quality control. Highlights 500 plus annual deaths in Iowa, higher health risks for non-smokers exposed at work, and rising insurance costs tied to tobacco related illness.
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Melissa
Nic
Iowa City
Public Health Letters Laud Smoking Bans and Policy Views
Readers praise smoke-free dining efforts by restaurants and lawmakers while challenging state taxation of tobacco. Letters from Mary Mincer Hansen, William Wright, Erma Lam, and Melissa and Nic Arp discuss health care strain, Social Security, oil profits, and policy visions for health, defense, and rights.
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Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
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Spring House
Mary Mincer Hansen
Culture of life and traffic worries in Cedar Rapids
Jane Hrabak of Belle Plaine protests U S policy while criticizing Terri Schiavo remarks and DeLay for attacks on judges. She laments violence and poverty, notes Cedar Rapids traffic deadlocks, urges planning, patience, and safe driving to reduce stress in daily commutes.
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Terri Schiavo
Tom DeLay
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Cedar Rapids
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Jane Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Culture of Life: Bush urged to start with a to do list
Editorial urges President Bush to prioritize a culture of life guiding moral legal and medical decisions. It offers specific starting points and policy areas to strengthen protections for life.
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