Honor Flights unite generations through shared tribute
The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight program near Cedar Rapids hosted a June 5 event at the Iwo Jima Memorial with about 170 eighth graders from a Massachusetts school locking hands with World War II veterans. Cedar Rapids physician Jana Marlett created a scholarship to fund future Honor Flights, inviting essays on the true meaning of Honor Flight.
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Washington, D.C
Eastern Iowa
Michael Potter
Massachusetts
Jana Marlett
Cedar Rapids Area
Marlett
Potter
Honorflightmedia
Gmail.com
26Th Ave
Marion IA
Iowa
Westdale Mall redevelopment idea for Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids resident recalls Westdale Mall and proposes repurposing the site into a recreation center with pool, courts, and walking track, plus retained anchors like Younkers or J C Penney, Chick fil A, a coffee shop, deli, Barnes & Noble, city offices, a library, senior and youth centers. Funding suggested from city or private donations with no rental space.
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North Liberty
Younkers
J.C. Penney
Barnes & Noble
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Coralville
Iowa City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Iowa
Letters on abortion faith taxes and Obama policy response
Sue Dirks of Marion argues abortion funding divides Christians and nonbelievers, urges accountability for supporters, and questions partial birth abortion and religious tolerance. She defends Obama economics, condemns big banks, and supports health care reform details.
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Herman Lenz
Rae Schaefer
Cedar Rapids
Sue Dirks
Marion
Break from political ad onslaught voiced by reader
A reader laments the relentless Obama Romney ad cycle and muting fatigue. They caricature the left as ego minded and the right as dull, expressing channel fatigue and a wish for a break from the ads.
Private citizens need weapons of war address gun massacres
Trudy Stewart argues that private citizens should not have war weapons and that continued sales to civilians enables mass shootings like Aurora Colorado. She urges outlawing sales of war weapons, condemns NRA influence, and asks readers to contact their congressman amid ongoing television coverage.
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Aurora
Colo
NRA
Trudy Stewart
Cedar Rapids
First Lady Critics Across History Highlight Public Expectation
A review of National First Ladies Library comments shows how first ladies face constant scrutiny. Barack Obama is the latest, with Mary Todd Lincoln and Hillary Clinton cited as examples of navigating public roles while seeking privacy. Kathleen Park.
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Barbara Bush
Michelle Obama
Goldilock
Firstlady
National First Ladies’ Library
Firstladies.org
Obama
Mary Todd Lincoln
Public Square
Hillary Clinton
Tammy Wynette
Hillary
Tammy
Harvard
Clinton
Westdale Mall plan stalls as investors pause
Investors led by John Frew drop bid to buy Westdale Mall amid plans to demolish and redevelop into a town center. City leaders warn leases may expire and urge timely action, with discussions on using TIF to aid redevelopment and possible new buyers noted as percolation continues.
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Westdale Mall
John Frew
Frew
Scott Olson
Westdale
Mail
J.C. Penney
Younkers
Olson
Ron Corbett
Corbett
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