Letters discuss fingerprinting events and thefts in Cedar Rapids
A reader urges participation in a Benton County program fingerprinting children at Atkins Elementary and notes no charges, asks for donations to the Sheriff’s Department or City PTA. The letter recalls two July 1982 thefts in Cedar Rapids involving a moped and a tricycle and expresses sympathy for victims while criticizing thieves and urging honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Atkins Elementary Hool
City
PTA
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Fest Injury Assistance From Local Police
A Cedar Rapids police officer helped a band member who injured her arm after Cedar Fest. He provided first aid supplies and applied a bandage. The group thanks Officer Sumner for his kindness and thoughtful public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Cedar Rapids
Neighborly plea after house fire sparks calls for aid
A neighbor's house caught fire during the night while the family slept, causing extensive damage. The writer appeals for community support and offers to volunteer ten loads of laundry, urging others to help neighbors rather than turn the tragedy into a spectacle.
Mini-vacation Ideas At Amana Colonies
A note highlights Amana villages with dining shopping and factory tours as a short trip option. It describes the Amana lake area with water lilies near Highway 220 and mentions free brochures from area businesses.
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Amana Lake
Highway 220
Middle Amana
Amana
Great Bike Races thanks and upcoming Cedar Valley bike-a-thon
The 12th Annual MNB Great Bike Races gathered over two thousand riders with thanks to Merchants National Bank and The Gazette. Another event, a Cedar Valley Nature Trail bike-a-thon by Iowa Rails To Trails, will run from Hiawatha to Center Point and back on August 28, offering 100 prizes and a top money raiser prize of a 10 speed bicycle. Proceeds support trail development funded by private donations and volunteers.
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MNB
Merchants National Bank
The
Gazette
Iowa Rails To Trails
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Hiawatha
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Voter Power and Redistricting Ideas Debate
A columnist muses on radical redistricting schemes based on voter counts. Proposals include polling place headcounts and even a poll tax to shape district lines, with fast cycles and potential gerrymander risk, then questions legality.
Dan Rogers for Cedar Rapids school board
A letter urging support for Dan Rogers to fill the Cedar Rapids school board seat vacated by Curran Rosser. It highlights his focus on elementary education, prep for middle and high school, tackling budget pressures, and promoting parental involvement. The note cites his public service roles and budget planning experience with Smulekoff's.
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Dan Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Curran Rosser
Dan
Linn County Jail Study Committee
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids/Marion
Smulekoff
Inmates fiance breaks into prison headline misread
A reader notes misused language in headlines and copy. The AP reported a 21 year old woman slipped into Arizona State Prison grounds while seeking her fiancé. The headline inverted this into Inmate's fiance breaks into prison illustrating homophone confusion and editor's first sentence focus.
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Associated Press
Arizona State Prison
Walter Gormly on Soviet Union depictions flip flops
A critique traces decades of U S and press mis characterizations of the Soviet Union from peace loving democracy to world conqueror. It argues Marxist theory and Soviet reality diverge and warns against misperceptions fueling war fever and nuclear risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Cordell Hull
Hull
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
United States
U.S
Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Karl Marx
Marx
Mount Vernon Resident Expresses Diverse Rural Views
An Eastern Iowa reader notes aMount Vernon resident has worn many hats including farmer taxi driver hospital worker mechanical engineer journalist truck gardener and firewood supplier offering broad rural perspectives for the column.
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Walter Gormly
Mount Vernon
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Tom Carney
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Lileah Harris
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Norman Lipsky
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Carl Kane
North Pole
Engels
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