Planned Parenthood ad questioned in Linn County TV segment
A reader criticizes TV-9 for giving Planned Parenthood free advertising during a December newscast about syphilis alerts. The letter argues Planned Parenthood is tax exempt but not truly nonprofit, cites GAO findings from 1981, and notes clinics offer free VD screening via the Health Department while urging viewers to contact local health services.
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KCRG
TV-9
Linn County Health Department
Health Department
Planned Parenthood
Pamela Prochaska Ely
Christmas season as a season for givers not receivers
Clinton E. Berryhill argues Christmas should center on giving emotional support as a demonstration of love. He distinguishes love from emotional support, contending real support comes from others, not self gifting, and notes personal difficulty in making special effort at Christmas while urging daily acts of giving.
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Clinton E. Berryhill
Williamsburg
Gazette Features Praise Highlights Local Writing Mix
Betty McCollister from Iowa City commends the Gazette for varied opinion pieces by local writers, noting Laura Browne’s goose-watching meditation, Roger Pierce, Dan Langfield, Elisabeth Young, Jeremy Brigham, and Mike Deupree. She praises the Youth Page and new book reviews, and plans to share the issue with a cousin in New Jersey.
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Gazette
Laura Browne
New Jersey
Roger Pierce
Dan Langfield
Elisabeth Young
Jeremy Brigham
Mike Deupree
Carl Kane
Saunders comment on sentencing shocks Clayton County
Valerie Timmerman of Strawberry Point condemns Clayton County attorney Steve Saunders for remarks about Larry Smith sentencing. She notes victims families endure for life while the defendant faces five years, urging accountability and empathy in the case.
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Clayton County
Steve Saunders
Larry Smith
Valerie Timmerman
Strawberry Point
Cedar Rapids police promotions linked to political payoffs
Barbara J Valley urges action over Cedar Rapids police promotions seen as political payoffs for election work. She cites city cost overruns on downtown improvements, skywalks, and free Saturday downtown parking, and vows to push for five City Council retirements at the next election.
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Cedar Rapids
Courtesy at the counter reflects the true Christmas spirit
A reader laments rude holiday shopping behavior and urges consumers to extend courtesy to sales staff. The note contrasts impatience with the season's meaning and asks shoppers to show respect to those serving them.
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Why Omaha has hockey team and C R doesn't
In Omaha the amateur Lancers attract fans at Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum while Mason City hosts North Iowa Huskies. Thomas R. Edwards, former Lancers president, helped revive hockey in Omaha by securing loans used to bail out the team, leading to legal trouble and probation. The piece contrasts Omaha’s hockey revival with Cedar Rapids’s absence, noting what Omaha has that CR lacks.
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Omaha Lancers
Omaha
United States Hockey League
Iowa
Ak-Sar-Ben
Lancers
North Iowa Huskies
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
World Herald
Thomas
R. Edwards
Edwards
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