Clinic Stepping Up A Cedar Rapids Health Charity Spotlight
The Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar Rapids, eye clinic division started in January 2008, restored Larry Renters vision and aided about 800 patients. FEMA and state officials fast tracked demolition at the former Sinclair packinghouse after a major fire, likely accelerating schedule. Lane Plugge departs Iowa City schools June 30 to lead an Area Education Agency in Council Bluffs, praised for steady leadership through growth.
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Community Health Free Clinic
Cedar Rapids
Eye Clinic
Larry Renters
Sinclair Packinghouse
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lane Plugge
Iowa City
Area Education Agency
Council Bluffs
Credit Plugge
Deerskins Stolen From Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
Dozens of cleaned deer hides salted and prepared for leather making were stolen from the Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge. The hides were to be shipped to a factory to supply leather gifts for Iowa veterans recovering from surgery.
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Elks Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Elks
Iowa
Baby boomers blamed for self indulgent generation critique
A speaker condemns the baby boomer generation born 1946 to 1964 as selfish for seeking more from grandkids, preferring others pay for bad decisions, and urging them to stop relying on government as a nanny. The message argues children should not bear their costs.
Corporate interests shaping U.S. politics today
Marty Sixt argues in his December 21 column that corporate money corrupts government, driving legislation to favor corporations over citizens. He calls for public financing of elections and bans on outside money, noting incumbents unlikely to enact such reforms.
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Marty Sixt
Prairie High School music shines on WMT radio
Reader letter praises the Prairie High School music department for a December 14 broadcast featuring the bands and choirs. The contribution is seen as fitting the Christmas season and reflecting the directors’ thoughtful approach to meaning in music.
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Prairie High School
Public Grievances on Tax Revenue and Public Budgets
Juergen Bruckner urges shared sacrifice as Iowa faces a 10 percent revenue drop while Linn County officials seek higher pay and benefits. Doug Koempel condemns a Marengo cougar photo as gratuitous. Oklahoma's transparency site cited. Jeremy Ellis supports a state tax data portal to reduce fraud.
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Iowa
Linn County
Juergen Bruckner
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Oklahoma
Jeremy Ellis
Belle Plaine
Reality TV and the nation's cultural decay on display
The column critiques America's reality show era led by Jersey Shore. It argues reality TV fuels moral laxity, glamorizes drunken behavior, and widens class divides. Citing Toynbee and Murray, it warns elites imitate the underclass, eroding discipline and decency while the rich afford moral lassitude. It ends questioning whether society can endure a constant televised spectacle of self-made egotism.
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Jersey Shore
MTV
Gibbons
Los Angeles Times
Arnold Toynbee
America
Charles Murray
Toynbee and
Murray
Tribal leaders key to Afghan success, Marines say
Col William Peterson notes a strategy of direct Marine engagement with Afghan tribal leaders in Helmand to bypass Kabul corruption. Since last June 2nd Battalion 8th Marines works with locals on governance, militia setup, and reconstruction amid calls for more troops to expand operations toward Marja.
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Hamid Karzai
Kabul
8Th Marines
Helmand Valley
CAG
Vietnam
Popular Forces
2Nd Battalion
Taliban
Marja
Helmand
al-Qaida
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