Four Cedar Rapids City Council races head to runoff
The Gazette urges voters to participate in today's runoff selecting four of nine members for Cedar Rapids City Council. The editorial notes the council will shape police coverage, business incentives, trash policy, road planning, and hiring a city manager. It encourages informed voting and points readers to GazetteOnline for candidate positions.
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Congress
First Avenue
GazetteOnline.com
Hawkeyes Cyclones Panthers enjoy rare bowl season in Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones head to the Outback and Houston bowls while UNI Panthers chase a Division I-AA title. Fans celebrate a rare full state postseason, with UNI upsetting No 1 New Hampshire en route to the semifinals. Football excitement blends with holiday season pride across Iowa.
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Cyclone
Iowa
Iowa State
Panther
University of Northern Iowa
New Hampshire
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa Hawkeyes
Florida Gators
Dan McCarney
Iowa State Cyclones
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Mark Farley
UNI Panthers
Texas State Bobcats
Florida
Texas
Marion mayor opposes Linn County landfill plan expansion
Gale McRoberts urges rapid legal action to resolve Linn County landfill dispute with Marion. He criticizes Marion officials for obstruction and proposes a four county regional landfill with on site recycling and transfer facilities, urging mandatory local recycling and open competition to curb dominance of large waste haulers.
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John Nieland
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Solid Waste Agency Board
Waste Agency
Nieland
Fer
Johnson
Benton
Iowa
Linn
Homosexual Clergy Debate Spurs Methodist Policy Change
A policy shift by the United Methodist Church bars homosexuals from ordained clergy while allowing them as members, sparking calls for reversal. The letter argues the church should align leadership with its welcoming stance and reinstate affected pastors.
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Methodist Church
Benjamin Hernandez
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Antiwar sentiment could split Democratic 2008 primaries
The piece notes growing antiwar pressure within the Democratic Party ahead of 2008, with figures like Hillary Clinton Joe Biden and John Kerry facing scrutiny for war votes while Green Party veteran Steven Greenfield plans a Senate challenge. It compares past party splits and warns a strong antiwar stance could threaten Democratic unity and electability.
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Steven Greenfield
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Joseph Biden
Bush
Saddam Hussein
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Clinton
Biden
John Kerry
Massachusetts
John Edwards
North Carolina
Russ Feingold
Wisconsin
Gallup
David Sirota
White House
Feingold
U.S
Kerry
John Murtha
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
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