Time for appraisal of open enrollment law in Iowa
An Iowa editorial urges lawmakers to reassess open enrollment begun in 1990 91 noting 15 250 transfers 4 percent of West Liberty district students left 49 are white and warns transfers drain state aid from home districts It calls for rule clarifications and a focus on impact on finances and racial diversity rather than on teacher pay or all day kindergarten
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Iowa
Lee Hoover
West Liberty
Burlington
Hoover
Cedar Rapids City Attorney David McGuire Declares Not Retiring
In Cedar Rapids, city attorney David McGuire, after 41 years in office, says retirement is not for him and he plans to stay on despite a recent council discussion of his status. The article notes his long service amid annexation debates and praises his historical perspective on the city’s governance.
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Douglas Neumann
McGuire
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Dave McGuire
Picci
David McGuire
Iowa Kids: a plan for flexible health funding for children
Laura Southworth urges Iowa to create Iowa Kids a program using individualized budgets and co payments instead of broad free services She argues for a wide range of services with budget based choice while preserving dignity and efficiency through family controlled health care decisions.
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Iowa
Laura Southworth
Detroit
Grinnell College
Letters to the Gazette on irradiated food safety
A letter from Dean C. Frey DVM, Cedar Rapids, recounts 1961-62 Army studies at Fitzsimons Hospital Denver with 5000 mice on four irradiated and one control diet. No cancer or heart lesion increase found. Argues irradiated foods are safe and critiques public hysteria.
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U.S. Army Veterinary Corps
U.S. Army Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Denver
Colo
Noahs Ark cruelty case prompts Iowa animal abuse reform plea
Cedar Rapids reader Jan Tomkins urges Iowa lawmakers to make animal abuse a felony after two men were convicted in Fairfield for killing 17 cats and maiming six more. He argues cruelty to animals signals broader violence and harms state business and values shaping children.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Gazette letters welcome residents to share views
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include your name address and daytime phone number, but publish only your name and hometown. Mail Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or send via FAX or email.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Heart transplant patient waits in Chicago due to Medicare limits
Bettie Feltes from Cedar Rapids explains her husband, waiting at Loyola Hospital in Chicago, cannot access UIHC or nearby hospitals for a heart transplant because no local facility is Medicare certified. He has been in intensive care since November 25 and may wait two to four months for a donor.
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Lowan
Chicago
NBC News
Loyola Hospital
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
UIHC
Loyola
No boondoggle in Medicare just honest vendors
The letter questions the Dec 16 editorial on Medicare waste, arguing honest vendors could make Medicare work and blaming Congress, HMOs, and vendors for fraud. It frames Medicare as sound if corruption is removed, cites HCFA and regulation gaps, and warns against replacing Medicare with HMOs.
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Health
Congress
The
Fox
Reader letter defends officer actions in Washburn case
A reader rejects a Dec 19 letter alleging valor and misinformation about the Ryan Washburn incident. The writer staunchly defends officers, stating the gun was a replica and Washburn pointed it before and after falling. He notes CRPD investigations confirm the facts and condemns the mischaracterization of officers and firearms.
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Ryan Washburn
Washburn
DCI
CRPD
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Overview
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions. It notes readers may submit corrections or contradictions for publication and that equal opportunity will be given for future letters.
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Gazette
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