Downtown Dogs energizes Cedar Rapids animal care efforts
The Cedar Rapids shelter strain after the 2008 flood spurred Downtown Dogs a weekly downtown visitation program at Tree of Five Seasons. Volunteers and dogs foster public interaction adoption info and awareness while officials seek a permanent new shelter with a $3 million cost, aided partly by FEMA funds.
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Cedar Rapids
N. Towne Lane
Jan Erceg
Erceg
Diane Webber
Animal Care and Control
Colorado
Connecticut
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Federal Emergency Management Agency
University Heights rezoning clash over St Andrews Church site
Community letters oppose Jeff Maxwell proposed rezoning and planned unit development on St Andrews Church land citing loss of single family charm. Local officials and commissions show mixed support while Bauer plan garners backing.
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University Heights
Jeff Maxwell
St. Andrews Church
Bauer
Sue Hettmansperger
Better Health Coordination Demands Real Reform In Cedar Rapids
A reader criticizes hospital and Physicians' Clinic of Iowa for spending on building projects and advertising while failing to deliver coordinated care. The letter argues for affordable appointments, longer patient–doctor time, and fewer insurance-driven constraints.
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Clinic of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Bean Counters
Dr Laura Schlessinger retirement: balancing fault and praise
Kathleen Parker defends Dr Laura in retirement amid backlash over a radio exchange with an African American caller. She argues Dr Laura showed insensitivity yet provided 30 years of right commentary, calling for free speech even amid uncomfortable discourse and warning against silencing opinions.
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Laura Schlessinger
Schlessinger
America
Laura
Dr. Laura
None dare call it tyranny
A political column argues the executive branch wields expansive power enabling secret wars, targeted killings, surveillance, and detention without due process. It critiques WikiLeaks and press censorship, questions Congress and media complicity, and warns of a potential Iran war driven by a tyrannical administration. Sheldon Richman of The Future of Freedom Foundation signs the piece.
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Iran
Congress
Nevada
Pakistan
Yemen
Cuba
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U.S
WikiLeaks
Julian Assange
Middle East
Central Asia
International Atomic Energy Agency
Empire
Israel
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Iowa City
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