Shared school district efforts boost drug free programs
Rosemary Thomson, chair of the Marion Drug Free Schools Consortium, praises Linn-Mar Marion and St Joseph Elementary for pooling federal funds nearly 222000 for prevention activities. The collaboration funds D A R E training, student leadership retreats, conferences, and post graduation activities while fostering parent and staff cooperation.
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Linn-Mar
Marion
Marion Drug-Free Schools Consortium
Linn-Mar and
St. Joseph
U.S. Department of Education
Consortium
Marion Police Department
D.A.R.E
Rosemary Thomson
North 10Th St
Beware National Health Care and Government Control
This piece argues that labeling control as national health care masks a fascist political category where the state governs medical industries without owning them. It condemns rising costs from regulation and taxes, cites Russia and Canada as failures, and urges scrutiny of proponents’ exact plans and meanings before accepting any national health care.
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Land of the Free
Russia
Canada
Omission Critics Fire Over Interur Ban Trail Study
Reader questions Linn County Conservation Board about the Interur Ban Trail report citing missing crime data. They point to Cedar Valley Trail vandalism, illegal dumping, assaults on Sac and Fox Trail, and a 20/20 finding linking park adjacency to crime, urging transparent risk context.
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Linn County Conservation Board
Gazette
Des Moines
The
Conservation Board
Road work blocks business on Highway 151 and detours urged
A Marion reader criticizes IDOT for harming small businesses along Highway 151 by detours and traffic changes. The letter urges residents to voice concerns to The Gazette and IDOT, highlighting local trailer court access and calls for a better detour plan.
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Amanas
IDOT
Marion
The
Gazette
Senior Issues Conference a Great Success at Kirkwood College
The Senior Issues Conference at Kirkwood Community College drew praise for quality presentations entertainment and broad support from organizations including Area Substance Abuse Council St Luke’s Hospital Mercy Medical Center ITPA Family Services Agency Hawkeye Area Community Action Program United Way of East Central Iowa Heritage Area Agency on Aging Visiting Nurse Association and the Iowa Humanities Board. Thomas Miskimen director Heritage Area Agency on Aging thanks The Gazette for publicizing the event.
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Firstar Bank
Kirkwood Community College
Area Substance Abuse Council
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
East Central Iowa Training and Employment Consortium
ITPA
Family Services Agency
Hawke
Letter Guidelines for Public Notices and Submissions
This notice outlines standard letter guidelines for published letters. It specifies brevity with under 300 words and edits by editors. Letters should address issues and events, avoid private matters, require a real name and signature, include a non published phone number for authentication, and limit one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Meth-Wick
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