No-Parking Holiday Parade Debuts in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette notes Cedar Rapids will ban parking on the 21st annual Lighted Holiday Parade route from 5 p.m. Friday to improve safety and viewing. Signs will guide drivers. law officers will tow unpermitted vehicles. parking shifts to parkades or metered spots. residents urged to ride buses or walk and support downtown merchants.
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Cedar Rapids
Downtown Business Association
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Second Street
Third Avenue
Greene Square Park
Hal Holbrook
Mark Twain
Paramount Theatre
Fourth Avenue
Nelson sides with Scouts amid Florida political battle
Florida Senator Bill Nelson backs the Boy Scouts against the ACLU as he seeks re election in 2006. The stance aligns with supporters of religious elements and critics warn it risks Democratic identity in a key swing state.
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William Jefferson Clinton
Iraq
George W. Bush
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U.S. Supreme Court
ACLU
Aclu & Co
Red
Pentagon
United Way
Joe
Jill Six Pack
U.S
House of Representatives
South
Clinton
Jesse Jackson
Letters discuss ethics and car insurance concerns across Iowa
A reader writes on ethics of slave trade and urges review of insurance to avoid losses. Melissa Wolfe of Cedar Rapids details a Nov 27 hit and run totaled car, liability coverage only, owing her mother, and fear for family transport. She urges responsible driving and full coverage in the future.
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University of Iowa Greens
The
Gazette
Board of Regents
Melissa Wolfe
Cedar Rapids
Fish empathy and lab protests spark animal rights debate
A writer critiques ALF and PETA Fish Empathy Project arguing over animal rights stance and ethics The piece contrasts freeing lab animals with eating fish and poses what Jesus might think in the context of modern dietary choices.
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Animal Liberation Front
ALF
Jesus
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