Cedar Rapids police join Facebook and Twitter
The Cedar Rapids Police Department announced on social media that it has joined Facebook and Twitter to reach out to the public. Area photographers and makeup artists helped create portraits for families in need through Help Portrait, while gas prices fell under 2.70 a gallon for holiday travel, about a dollar cheaper than summer.
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UI officials cancel president’s sit-down with journalists
The Daily Iowan reports UI officials canceled the president Sally Mason’s monthly Q&A after remarks on sexual assault drew national attention. Administrators are urged to reconsider, arguing Mason is tied to student education and the move sends a poor lesson.
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Letter to the Editor on protests and traffic blocking
A reader, Chandra Jordan Marion, argues people should stand up for beliefs without infringing on others rights. She criticizes blocking traffic or stores as ineffective and disruptive, urges protests on sidewalks, and asserts all lives matter.
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Rebels Challenge Authority Across Society and History
The author laments rising rebellion against divine and human authority, spanning police, schools, and courts, labeling protesters as rebels. Citing France, Russia, and Latin America, they warn that a nation allowing abortion violates God's commands and invites judgment.
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Time to Globalize Our Health Care
Howard Ashlock argues that NAFTA spurred U.S. job globalization and urges expanding competition to globalize overpriced drugs and health care, aiming for lower costs and broader access. He endorses market-driven reforms as the path forward.
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Rape allegations as power grab in campus debates
Jonah Goldberg decries rape accusations as a political weapon citing Scottsboro, Central Park Five, and UVA cases. He argues the presumption of innocence is under attack by activists and by Rolling Stone style narratives while Title IX expands federal influence on campus justice.
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Johnson County livable community seeks aging good standing
Jeff Kellbach writes that Iowa City earned the Milken Institute top No 1 Small Metro ranking for aging in Johnson County. The piece outlines action teams for aging in place communications fall prevention housing transportation LGBTQ visibility and calls on residents businesses and agencies to join efforts.
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