Care facility reforms urged after State Health review
The Gazette notes Linn County care facility oversight shifts to Forbes Johnson’s Mental Health Services. It urges hire of compassionate aides, decisive firing for abuse, and stronger accountability to improve life for over 200 residents amid state scrutiny and county efforts.
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Linn County
State Health Department
Forbes Johnson
Linn
Mental Health Services Department
Johnson
the Gazette
Louis
Elaine Hulsebus
Marion
Repeal of the 22nd Amendment Stirs Presidential Term Talk
A columnist argues Congress and state legislatures should remove the two term limit on presidents. The piece notes Roosevelt's 22nd Amendment history, Eisenhower and Truman views, and the potential for a future third term, urging action before the issue becomes personal.
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White House
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Ike
Gerald Ford
Ford
Nixon
Reflecting on Beauty and Aging in Hawaii Vacation
A long personal essay from a Hawaii sojourn discusses aging, society's obsession with youth, and the value of inner character over surface appearance. The narrator critiques beauty mags and cosmetic culture, honors wrinkles as wisdom, and questions striving for perpetual youth.
Thoughtful Cedar Rapids business leader speaks on real estate
Sud Dows of Cedar Rapids leads Dows Real Estate Co and Dows Farms Inc and invites Eastern Iowans to share their periodic observations. The column thread encourages自由 expression on unlimited topics with the writers retaining their views.
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Sud Dows
Cedar Rapids
Dows Real Estate Co
Dows Farms, Inc
Gandhi and De Gaulle Learn Courage Over Determinism
The essay argues Gandhi and De Gaulle showed courage by choosing decisive action over fatalism. It contrasts Gandhi's nonviolence with wartime brutality, notes Grenier's critique of Gandhi, and honors the moral complexity of leading a nation toward independence. It concludes both leaders reflect the lesson that free individuals can alter history.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Gandhi
de Gaulle
Grenier
India
Goa
Hitler
Cedar Rapids education debate and festival appeal
Letter writers dispute tuition credits for private schools and note federal aid criteria while projecting costs to taxpayers. They promote Cedar Rapids International Festival May 12 14 at Five Seasons Center and praise local carriers amid postal service concerns.
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Cedar Community
Metropolitan Catholic
Five Seasons Civic Center
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
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