Iowa needs more federal judges in Northern District
The Gazette urges Congress to add permanent and temporary judgeships for Iowa's Northern District to handle rising civil and criminal caseloads. It notes caseloads grew 84 percent from 378 to 697 since 2002, with 22 civil cases pending three years or more. Senator Grassley and Judge Reade cited.
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Iowa
Congress
Judicial Conference
U.S
Linda Reade
Cedar Rapids
Mark Bennett
Sioux City
Reade
Chuck Grassley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Grassley
The
Gazette
Washington
John Jarvey
Debate over race specific heart drug BiDil and its implications
The piece argues BiDil, a drug shown to reduce deaths in black patients with advanced heart failure by 43 percent, should not be blocked by fears of genetic racial differences. It contends the potential lives saved justify research despite social sensitivities and cautions against limiting medical advances by political concerns.
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PC Police
NitroMed Inc
Boston
BiDil
Food and Drug Administration
America
Harvard
University of California At Berkeley
Europe
Loud Noes Call for Silence Amid War Critique
Stephen McCoy of Cedar Rapids denounces the Iraq war, citing thousands wounded and 1300 soldiers killed, high costs, health insurance gaps, job offshoring, and environmental concerns while criticizing The Gazette for Playboy coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Gazette
Playboy
Stephen McCoy
Cedar Rapids
Nativity scenes under attack in Italian schools sparking debate
Diana West cites Vatican and church reactions while a reader argues for religious tolerance and against politicizing Christmas. The letter also touches on civic issues like a Cedar Rapids landfill and regional cooperation to expand waste facilities in Linn County and Marion. Sarah Connor
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Diana West
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion
Sarah Connor
Enemies of Christmas Root Out in Iowa Letter
A reader from Cedar Rapids denounces liberal groups and the ACLU for allegedly de Christianizing Christmas. The writer praises Iowans for preserving Christmas and notes the Vatican article on the issue as evidence of a broader trend.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
ACLU
United States
Vatican
Landfill Expansion Plans Stir Marion City Debate
A Marion resident urges support for expanding the landfill to accommodate future growth. They argue landfills are essential like schools and hospitals and will later become green space after closure. The writer opposes current council views and cites growth along County Home Road and Highway 13.
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Marion
County Home Road
Highway 13
Cedar Rapids
Opinion page calls for broader writing trends
A reader questions the ability to write outside left-right mind sets and suggests moving creative writing and administration critique to the op ed page. The letter argues against repetitive political spin and proposes placing economic predictions in the news section.
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Republican National Committee
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