Questionable use of representational allowances in Congress
The Gazette questions Rod Blum's 2015 RRA spending of 425 365 on mass mailings ads and automated calls as the largest in the House. The editorial argues funds should serve citizens not campaign needs and calls for fiscal accountability and scrutiny of have at it.
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Independent Voter Views on Candidates and Policy
A reader voices frustration with both parties in this year’s election. He recalls LBJ and Nixon, calls for voting, and critiques tariffs, free trade, and environmental and workplace protections. He suggests raising golf course prices to reduce taxpayer subsidies.
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Vietnam
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Shaking up Shaken Baby Syndrome through a documentary
Marine Sgt. Aaron Rasheed faced trial after his infant Elijah suffered a seizure linked to shaken baby syndrome allegations. The film The Syndrome by Susan Goldsmith questions the three diagnostic symptoms and reveals many parents are wrongly charged, with doctors and scholars noting widespread miscarriages of justice.
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Manhattan
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Virginia
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Public transit experiments fuel Cedar Rapids feedback
Lyndalowa Waddington invites readers to help shape Cedar Rapids transit as she tests riding buses for a week and a second week with sole reliance on them. She gathers route ideas and user tips from the public, including apps, day passes, school co operation, and late service considerations.
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