Rotary marks 100th anniversary in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette profile highlights Rotary International secretary general John Hewko praising polio eradication progress since PolioPlus in 1985. It notes $1.2 billion raised, partnerships with UNICEF WHO and Gates Foundation, and polio eradication in all but Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan. Discusses membership declines in the U.S. and calls for adapting to attract millennials and retain retirees.
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Honors Flight Gratitude and Local Endorsements Highlight Community Support
A letter from Rebecca Reiter of University Heights commends Eastern Iowa supporters for a Welcome Home reception for veterans, recounts the April 22 Honor Flight experience, and praises Janet Lyness for Iowa Equal Rights efforts and her work as Johnson County attorney candidate. She notes Lyness's Marijuana Diversion Program and Drug Court as successes benefiting the community.
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Greene Square merits more than status quo
In letters from Tom van Deest of Cedar Rapids and Tracy Anderson of Kalona readers critique Greene Square’s proposed plan, urging a more reflective design and condemning Republican efforts to restrict voting rights and gerrymander districts.
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Sotomayor Defends Affirmative Action Dissent
Justice Sonia Sotomayor challenges the Supreme Court in a forceful 58 page dissent on Schuette v Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. She argues the majority abandons precedents guarding minority rights and warns race still shapes American life.
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Letters guidelines for newsroom submissions
Editorial guidelines cover length limits up to 250 words for letters. They include contact options via email, postal box in Cedar Rapids Iowa, and a phone number for questions, with an editor named Jeff Tecklenburg as contact.
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Fighting against a society of otherness in a college classroom
Joel Snell argues that society is shaped by otherism and online sorting. He recalls personal incidents and suggests micro acts of kindness like handing a stranger a ten dollar bill to alter behavior and foster trust, urging readers to act periodically. Snell is a professor emeritus at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and invites comments.
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