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.
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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.
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