Switch program targets youth health at Cedar Rapids schools
The Cedar Rapids Switch study tracks third to sixth graders at Arthur Erksine Garfield Madison Nixon and Wilson to curb screen time boost activity and improve nutrition. It rewards progress with prizes and aims for national rollout via the National Institute on Media and the Family.
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Letters on Marys role and abortion care debate
A reader letter roundtable argues against labeling single mothers and adoption, while another criticizes abortion coverage and urges front page focus on alternatives. Contributors include Laurie Frisch Marion, Hanes Swingle Iowa City, and Mark Chaffee Cedar Rapids.
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Emma Goldman Clinic
Aliso
Johnson County
Right To Life
Iraqi Elections Fail To Forge Widely Accepted Government
The piece argues that Iraq’s three major communities Kurds Shiite Arabs and Sunni Arabs back conflicting visions of Iraq and fear civil war. It notes Sunni turnout was a loss for insurgency but not enough to legitimize the result and questions US troop presence undermining Iraqi legitimacy.
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Ae Alito
James Snelder
San Jose Mercury News
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Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Gazette Communications
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Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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