Rail links to a future: Culver backs Chicago Iowa City line
The Gazette endorses expanding passenger rail with a Chicago to Iowa City route using federal stimulus funds. Eight governors signed a Midwest rail accord as states pursue projects worth over 100 billion. Iowa would pay 34 million with 3 million yearly operations for a Cedar Rapids to Iowa City light rail alternative urged as a safer, cheaper option if the main line succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Culver
Chicago
Iowa City
Dubuque
Culver
Midwest
Ilinois
Heartland
Iowa
Amtrak
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City-Chicago
West Liberty
John Culver
U.S
Dave Loebsack
Public letters discuss health care, crime, and politics
Readers debate mental health treatment stigma and reform ideas, jail based care concepts, and tax credits. Contributors from Cedar Rapids and Quedar Rapids raise concerns about government plans and health costs, while others critique Marxist planks and constitutional governance. a debate on the Gates arrest reflects racial dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Cedar Rapids
J. Alan Swegle
Jay R. Lewis
The Art of Travel: Feel Alive and Mobile
A reflective column by Garrison Keillor ponders travel from St Paul to San Francisco and Scotland. It contrasts Midwestern ease with foggy frontiers, lauds Merce Cunningham, and extols travel as the art form that revives courage, adventure, and self.
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St. Paul
Minn
San Francisco
Scotland
Sam Spade
Market Street
Golden Gate
Nob Hill
Irving Street
Merce Cunningham
France
New York
Minnesota
St Paul
Merce
World Breastfeeding Week urged to support emergency care
Mercy Medical Center promotes breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week with emphasis on emergencies. The column urges awareness and resources for mothers amid disasters and cites guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics and WHO. A Mercy reunion for breastfeeding group participants is planned, with Linda Klein, a lactation consultant, highlighted.
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World Alliance For Breastfeeding Action
WBW
Worldbreastfeeding Week
American Academy of Pediatrics
World Health Organization
Mercy Medical Center
Long
Noelridge Park
Creekside Pavilion
Mercy
Linda Klein
Cedar Rapids
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Thomas Sass
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