Dustin Eglseder Seeks Take Me Out Song Finals in Chicago
Cedar Rapids 22 year old Dustin Eglseder advances to the Take Me Out to the Ballgame finals at Wrigley Field after qualifying in August. He overcame May surgery for bone cancer and watched Cubs games during chemotherapy while aiming for a September Cubs appearance. Voting available at Cubs dot com.
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Chicago
Dustin Eglieder
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Eglseder
Guttenberg High School
Cubs
Cubs.com
Grassley war dissent and Iraq Summer pushback letter
A reader thanks The Gazette for reporting Grassley targeted by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. The letter discusses Iraq Summer activism, yard signs in Iowa, and calls for ending the war through redeployment. It criticizes U S military aid and arms sales to the Middle East and argues the war harms civilians and fuels the military complex.
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Grassley
Iraq
the Gazette
Chuck Grassley
America
Congress
Iowa
Larry Koenig
Des Moines
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Koenig
Tom Mohan
Cedar Rapids
Condoleezza Rice
Robert Gates
Middle East
Washington
Israel
Hell
United States
Germany
Europe
Meskwaki Talk Could Save Westdale Mall Adventure
Letters discuss Westdale Mall woes and a path via Meskwaki Settlement to have the Tribal Council buy the mall. Proposed plan envisions a convention center with hotel water park shops and a casino with strong parking. Tax revenue could ease municipal cuts and support remaining sites while avoiding sales of Twin Pines Golf Course or moving Osa da housing tenants.
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Westdale Mall
Twin Pines
Tobacco free venues spread in Linn County
Letters praise rising tobacco free restaurants and workplaces in Linn County. Meredith Slaymaker cites Crosby's CR Chophouse and Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois implementing bans, urging local control to expand bans statewide and protect public health.
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Linn County
Crosby’s
C.R. Chophouse
Girl Scouts
Iowa
Illinois
Meredith Slaymaker
Marion
Birds of a feather flock to like minded politics
A reader argues polls reflect friends more than facts as sociologists Douglas Sosnik and Matthew Dowd describe Red Tribes and Blue Tribes. The piece notes that networks and environments shape political attitudes and that exposure to diverse views can test beliefs.
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Political 4
Gallup
Harris
Roper
Zogby
David Knoke
University of Minnesota
Knoke
America
Douglas Sosknik
Matthew Dowd
Ron Fournier
Applebee
Duke University
Lynn Smith-Levin
Mario Luis Small
University of Chicago
Small
Smith-Levin
Social media signals and legal fights ripple through Iowa campus and Michigan primaries
University of Iowa players face arrest for credit card fraud amid Facebook posts linked to alcohol and money. An Iowa Court of Appeals ruling questions reimbursement for rescued animals after a 2006 cruelty case, while Michigan signals a January 15 front loading of its presidential primary as Iowa cedes timing and integrity concerns.
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Facebook
MySpace
University of Iowa
Dominique Douglas
Michigan
Ilona
Iowa
Fifth Amendment and executive order on asset seizure debate
The text contrasts constitutional protections with a Bush administration executive order authorizing Treasury to seize assets of suspected threats. It notes frustration with both Democratic inaction and Republican justification, ending with a colloquial remark.
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Bush
Treasury Department
United States
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