Seventy Years After Prohibition Lessons for Drug Policy
Kevin Litten of Cedar Rapids discusses the end of Prohibition and the ongoing failure of drug laws. He argues for repeal and regulation, noting prison growth and civil rights costs. He cites a New Jersey housewife quoted on bringing marijuana out of criminal underground and questions the current approach.
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Kevin Litten
Cedar Rapids
Libertarian Party
Letters on Interstate 80 dangers and truck speeds
Readers criticize The Gazette for a Dangerous Zone report and discuss speed in 80 zones, truck blind spots, and enforcement. A Tipton reader condemns lax vehicular homicide handling, while others urge stricter big rig speed rules, seat belt focus, and safer trucking.
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Paul Christiansen
Mount Vernon
Letter on speed limits and loyalty to the pledge
A Midwest letter writer argues for uniform road speeds citing Iowa Illinois and Michigan practices. It praises consistent driving, cautions about seat belts, and urges respect for laws. A second letter by Mark Mararend defends the Pledge of Allegiance as a unifying, rights based symbol against accusations of coercion.
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Marvin V. Hoppenworth
Cedar
Mark Mararend
Cedar Rapids
Green payments program aims to boost healthy food and clean environment
The piece argues Congress funded a new green payments program to reward farmers for healthful food and environmental benefits while criticizing delayed Bush administration rules and urging stronger veteran support and balanced media coverage of military efforts and postwar progress.
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