Iowa couples sue for marriage licenses historic first day
The first day same-sex marriages could be applied for in Iowa was marked by peaceful conduct across 99 county offices. Protests appeared at Linn and Polk counties with petitions and civil dialogue amid ongoing debate over the state’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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Linn County
Chuck Hurley
Iowa Family Policy Center
Polk County Recorder
Hurley
Iowa Supreme Court
Robin O’brien-Licht
Regina Culbertson
Jan Culbertson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Left-Handed Marriage Debate and Local Tax Letter
A reader argues against allowing left handed people to marry, calling them deviant. The letter also discusses Marion Iowa local option sales tax, urging a no vote due to tax fairness and flood protection costs, and thanks Rush Limbaugh for influencing Iowa politics.
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Johnson County
Iowa
Marion
Michael Shea
Torture by any other name in post 9 11 policy debate
The piece discusses how terminology like enhanced interrogation and detainees shaped U S treatment after 9 11. It cites Lindsey Graham on whether torture is acceptable and questions the moral and legal legitimacy of coercive methods. It cites Dershowitz on judicial torture warrants and calls for defining what kind of people a nation should be.
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Mary Lundby
Lisa Kuzela
Kuzela
Frank Reynolds
Marion
Sen
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Air Force
Air Force Jag School
Iraq
Afghanistan
Newsweek
Graham
U.S
Harvard Law
Alan Dershowitz
Dershowitz
Gazette invites public letters with guidelines and contact details
The Gazette requests letters addressing public issues for publication with editing. Include writer name street address and phone for verification. Limit 250 words and one letter per writer every 30 days. Mail to Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 Fax and email provided.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Gazcomm.com
Guns and safety clash in Eastern Iowa gun talk
Jennifer Hemmingsen critiques a surge in handgun sales in Linn County amid fears of crime. She cites Sheriff Gardner approving 103 concealed weapon permits in Q1 and asks why personal protection trends outpace proven crime data. She argues for nonlethal safety steps and questions the premise that guns make us safer.
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Don Zeller
Gardner
Zeller
Linn
Love
Brinks
Bureau of Justice Statistics
O.K. Corral
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Cliff Jatte
Iowa City
Marion City
WMT Radio
Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh
Tell Limbaugh
Justice Department
Bush Administration
Kparker
Kparker.com
Kathleen Parker
Tribune Media Services
The
Hasette
the Gazette Editorial Board
Dave Storey
Lyle Muller
Jeff Tecklenburg
Steve Buttry
Todd Dorman
Jennifer Hemmingsen
Beth DeBoom
Chuck Peters
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Tecklenburg
MR. Harris
Bute
A Keates
Jou Ure
Joe
Aineleya
Hemmingsen
Wordpress
Jennifer, Hemmingsen
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