McMahan Leaves Large Iowa City’s Fiscal Footprint Behind
Cedar Rapids official McMahan ends 32 years shaping city finances and bond ratings. His work on the AAA rating helped save millions in interest and guided major projects under Vision Iowa and Community Attraction and Tourism programs. A near-policy maker, he leaves a “treasure map” for successors as downtown parade plans adjust to a winter snowfall.
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McMahan
Bob McMahan
Cedar Rapids’ Con
Iowa
Letters and viewpoints on Dean and Edwards in Iowa caucus year
Readers critique a letter attacking Howard Dean, defend his stance on Medicare and foreign policy, and endorse John Edwards. Personal experiences, union endorsements, and transcripts shape these opinions as Iowa caucus decisions loom.
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Howard Dean
John Kerry
Dean
Service Employees Union
America
Dick Stater
Lisbon
Gomers What's going wrong in the tribe leadership split
The Hemeskawaki tribe power struggle mirrors a divorce as the Homer Bear council claimed control and barred Superintendent Joel Longie and former leaders from a settlement school. The dispute questions student education amid controversy and governance changes.
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Homer Bear Council
In Control
Joel Longie
Longie
Overlooked women of Iraq call for greater U S involvement
An Iraqi doctor jailed for aiding a dying man in Baghdad laments the regime's brutality and urges U S backed democratic reform. Hind Makiya and Sawsan Barak, both part of Women Waging Peace, advocate active Iraqi women’s participation, leadership training, and an inclusive constitution.
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Washington Post
Baghdad
Iraq
America
Coalition Provisional Authority
Akira Hashimi
Hashimi
Coalition Provision Authority
Governing Council
U.S
Hind Makiya
Sawsan Barak
Hillah
Global Network
Women Waging
Spirit of giving should reign year round and inspire action
A meditation on generosity from Thanksgiving through Christmas and beyond. The piece cites volunteers, charity drives, and high profile acts from Brooklyn mortuary aid after a deadly fire to celebrity turkey dinners and organ donation calls, urging year round compassion.
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Wnbc-Tv
New York
Bush
Baghdad
Turkey
Alonzo Mourning
New York Daily News
New York Post
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Salem
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Dick Gephardt
Face the Nation
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Viedica RI
Gomers
Linn County
Paul Pate
Pate
Brooklyn
E.R. Shipp
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