Homers Foundation data on staff pay prompts open records
The piece notes the foundation released staff pay data under open records laws, mentions the influence of Zach Johnson and ties to charitable giving by AEGON and the Community Free Medical Clinic in Cedar Rapids with a $100 per birdie and $200 per eagle pledge. Iowa City’s Project Green boosts street beautification on North Dubuque Street. Across Iowa, students in the performing arts stage concerts and exhibits reflecting classroom work and teacher dedication.
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Zach Johnson
AEGON
Community Free
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Legislature Eyes Death Penalty Debate Amid Time Crunch
The Iowa Senate faces a potential showdown over capital punishment as Sen. Larry McKibben threatens to block improvements unless a death penalty discussion is separated from must-pass bills. Lawmakers, after 110 days, will likely miss the adjournment deadline and work overtime. BILL KLUCAS quits Cedar Rapids Ball Hogs after a week, joining a shaky start for the All-American Professional Basketball League and the U.S. Cellular Center season.
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Iowa
Larry McKibben
Marshalltown
Bill Klucas
Cedar Rapids Ball Hogs
U.S. Cellular
Pope guided by Christ word cited on artificial conception
A reader questions Catholic teaching on artificial conception and argues Scripture supports Church positions, contrasting it with the US Constitution as a living document. The letter touches on Scalia, Terri Schiavo, and political power in the Republican era, urging better public education on ethics and faith.
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United States of America
Scalia
America
Carter snub sparks debate over presidential protocol
A presidential historian calls the exclusion of Jimmy Carter from the Pope John Paul II funeral delegation a breach of tradition. The piece attributes the sentiment to a group of seven women urging Americans to reclaim governance and criticize the current leadership.
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Douglas Brinkley
Carter
John Paul II
Brinkley
Andrew Card
St. Peter’s Basilica
Laura Bush
White House
United States
Jimmy Carter
Three Waves of Conservative Attacks on the Federal Judiciary
Cass Sunstein outlines a three phase assault on the courts by conservatives. The first urged judicial restraint, the second urged originalism, and the third threatens judicial independence by aiming to align rulings with party platforms and policy goals. This era culminates in scrutiny of judicial decisions like the Schiavo case and broad calls to overturn protections in criminal, environmental, and civil rights areas.
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Supreme Court
Miranda
Arizona
Nixon
Griswold
Connecticut
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Terri Schiavo
Schiavo
House
Tom DeLay
Judiciary Committee
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Kalona
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Cass Sunstein
The
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