Youth focus urged to curb rising area violence
Zaya Daens argues for youth focused programs to counter rising crime, urging positive role models and community action. He notes a past, friendlier city dynamic with officers as guides and calls for collective responsibility across ages to guide youth toward constructive paths. Daens is a Cedar Rapids residential assistant at Willis Dady Shelter.
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Zaya Daens
Willis Dady
Cedar Rapids
Zayadaens.com
Reimagining Refugee Relief and Public Health Voices
In letters from Des Moines and Manchester readers, advocates propose using Guantanamo Bay as a temporary refugee haven, citing Haiti and Cuba resettlements, while praising Iowa public health workers and challenging Benghazi investigations. The debate spans asylum policy, security, and health protection.
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FBI
Guantanamo Bay
Pension funds bailouts blamed for retirees' losses
Mary Sanchez argues that Congress altered rules via the Multi-employer Pension Reform Act to allow cuts in union pensions, highlighting Central States Pension Fund and 10 million workers at risk. She notes deregulation, de-unionization, and aging retirees as factors, urging stronger federal protection and fairness for retirees.
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Congress
Central States Pension Fund
Barack Obama
Treasury Department
Central States
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp
Central States Fund
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Goldman Sachs
Northern Trust
Mental health reform urged to aid Iowa minority communities
Danielle Holliday argues that mental health care funding and reforms are vital across Iowa. She cites shutdowns of Mount Pleasant and Clarinda facilities, Abbe Center's closure, and gun violence trauma affecting Black families, urging integrated wellness education and support services.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Mount Pleasant
Clarinda
Cedar Rapids
Abbe Center
Aaron K. Richardson
Ferguson
Michael Brown
Florida
Trayvon Martin
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Adolph Dubs
Afghanistan
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Lebanon
Rodger P. Davies
Cyprus
Cleo A. Noel Jr
Sudan
John Gordon Mein
Guatemala
Estella Michels
Manchester
ATRIA
Michael Ramirez
Creators Syndicate
Ars.com
Mary Sanchez
Tribune News Service
Msanchez
Kcstar.com
Danielle Holliday
University of Iowa
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