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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 2017

Page

6

Journalist Laura Ling speaks at Cedar Rapids event

Laura Ling, held in a North Korean prison camp in 2009 for over 100 days, gave the keynote at the Iowa Women Lead Change conference in Cedar Rapids. She recalled Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea to secure her release and why Jong-il wanted to meet Clinton after learning of his condolence for Kim Il-sung in 1994.

Liz Martin Gazette Laura Ling U.S. Cellular Center Cedar Rapids Ling Bill Clinton North Korea Iowa Women Kim Jong-il Clinton Jong-il Kim Il-sung

Democrats condemn 2017 Iowa session as extraordinarily horrible

Cedar Rapids Democrats led by Sen Rob Hogg decried the 104 day session as the worst in his career citing cuts to education health care and mental health and a watered down medical cannabis bill while Republicans praised tax and safety measures and enacted a record budget. The event at the Cedar Rapids Public Library featured Rep Liz Bennett and Senate President Jack Whitter defending their positions.

Cedar Rapids Senate Rob Hogg Cedar Rapids Public Library Iowa Liz Bennett Todd Taylor Jack Whitter R-Ankeny Hogg House James Q. Lynch the Gazette

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