Hospice pioneer Artha Lubaroff lauded for end of life care
Artha Lubaroff who founded Iowa City Hospice 20 years ago is highlighted among caring figures, with praise for hospice workers nationwide. The piece notes bipartisan support for restaurant smoking ban bills and features students’ holiday greeting cards from Franklin Middle School. It also reports an omnibus federal spending bill including Iowa projects: 450000 for Systems Unlimited, 500000 for Kirkwood first-responder training, and 300000 for Witwer Senior Center, praised by Senators Grassley and Harkin.
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Artha Lubaroff
Iowa City
Iowa
Systems Unlimited
Kirkwood Community College
Witwer Senior Center
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
St. Luke’s
Department of Human Services
Social Security
Campaign finance divides on private funding for 2000 race
The piece contrasts Bush and Dean opting out of federal funds with Kerry tapping Heinz money, noting a double standard in perceptions of public financing. It questions the value of public funding, highlights shift to private donors, and critiques campaign finance reform’s effects on politics and corruption.
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George W. Bush
Ken Burns
Howard Dean
Bush
Texas
Vermont
Dean
John Kerry
Teresa Heinz
Kerry
Heinz
John McCain
Joseph Lieberman
Richard Gephardt
New England
Carol Moseley Braun
Readers Question Poll Accuracy After TRS Research Calls
In recent days four TRS Research pollsters called asking for presidential preference. The reader doubts poll accuracy unless allowed four votes, citing repeated surveys and potential overcounting.
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TRS
Public apathy at budget hearing highlighted in Linn County
Only one resident attended a Cedar Rapids budget input hearing as officials seek taxpayer feedback before the process. The column urges alternatives from other communities and urges public engagement in tax and education funding decisions while noting the need to balance services with a shrinking reserve fund. The column also cites Heartland Handcrafted Homes failing after nearly $900,000 in state aid, criticizing economic development efforts.
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Sors
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of
Sigourney
Feeding children to curb terrorism in schools
The Kansas City Star editorial argues that a $100 million United States funded program for school feeding combats terrorism by keeping children in poor countries in school. It warns that halving funding would deny meals, lower attendance, and risk fueling extremism, while stressing girls' education and global stability.
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Kansas City Star
United States
Republican Congress
Bush
George McGovern
Robert Dole
Friends of the World Food Program
Washington
U.S
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Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
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Asia Doss
Colin Mumm
Leah Wright
Nick Thompson
Arc of
East Central Town
Uncle Sam
Jefferson
America
ACLU
Congress
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
Roy Moore
STA Chronicle
Middle East
GOP
Pat Roberts
Kansas
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