Editorial: Iowa alcohol laws deserve a comprehensive review
The Gazette urges Gov Branstads move to order a full review of liquor beer and wine laws amid a surge in craft breweries wineries and distilleries. The editorial argues current post Prohibition rules hinder growth and supports a broad panel including industry reps regulators and experts to craft balanced reforms.
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Community Letter Endorses Rod Blum in Iowa District 1
A community letter urges Iowans in Iowa's 1st District to vote for Congressman Rod Blum. It portrays Blum as a principled leader who opposes illegal amnesty and Obama actions, backs farmers against EPA burdens, supports term limits and a balanced budget amendment, and backs whistleblower protections.
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Veterans Rally Critiques Cedar Rapids Congressman Blum
Letters cite Blum failing to denounce attacks on a veteran family, voting against veteran health funding and VA support, and backing budget cuts. Readers Peter Olafsen Cresco and Greg Happel Cedar Rapids push for accountability from local and national leaders on veteran care and faith-based concerns.
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Can We Take a Joke Explores Offense and Free Speech
Lenore Skenazy surveys how comedians face rising offendedness after 9/11 and the Justine Sacco incident. The documentary, supported by FIRE, argues free speech must endure crude humor and sharp satire in society.
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Viola Gibson among four named Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame inductees
The author recalls paying respects at Oak Hill Cemetery to Viola Gibson, civil rights advocate and Cedar Rapids mentor, as four Iowa women are named to the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame for 2016. Inductees include Grace Amemiya of Ames, Angela Connolly of Des Moines, and Michele Devlin of Cedar Falls.
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