Cedar Rapids Mayor engages voters and flood victims
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett hosted two open meetings with flood victims in his first month in office to stay grounded and accessible. The Iowa Leading Indicators Index rose for the third straight month in December with all components improving over the 12 month average. Kennedy High School joined Haiti relief drives with Kids Against Hunger campaigns and student fundraisers.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Corbett
Iowa
Haiti
Kennedy High School
Educators Arrested and Officials Charged in Iowa Area
Summary reflects a chaotic two month period with a Dubuque principal charged for sexual contact with a student and drug and alcohol provision, two Waterloo coaches for marijuana possession, a Waterloo teacher for lascivious acts with a child, and an Iowa City coach cited for drunken driving. Parallel concerns include Cedar Rapids business cash crises amid flood and recession, and a judge upholding a civil penalty over Jell-O shot age verification in Iowa City.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa City
Union
Couple’s crib safety victory earns praise for saved babies
A grieving couple who faced blame after their son Emrys’s crib death have shifted focus to public safety, removing dangerous cribs from the market and saving other infants. The broader Letters page also debates abortion ethics, historic figures, and sports coverage, including praise for activists Peggy Stokes and Howard Zinn.
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Emrys
Ellen LaRose Bertram
Iowa City
Peggy Stokes
Howard Zinn
Stokes
Zinn
University of Iowa Pediatric Center For Disabilities and Development
Pentacrest
Democrats Transforming Into Hypocrites
Gary Sargent of Cedar Rapids critique targets in Washington. He accuses Democrats of hypocrisy as they urge spending cuts while the president funds a study commission, urging action beyond rhetoric.
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Washington
Harry Reid
Gary Sargent
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood’s Enemies and the American Self in Film
A columnist argues Hollywood often reflects what it believes Americans think rather than reality. He cites The Hurt Locker and The Kingdom as war films about heroism, counters with Avatar’s environmental critique, and notes Cold War era fears in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. He suggests enemies shift from external foes to an internal reflection of society.
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United States
Stokes
Hollywood
Iraq
Susan Sarandon
Book Club
Peter Berg
Patrick Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Middle America
Goldstein
Marriage amendment debate fuels Iowa discourse
Jim Walters reports on supporters of the Iowa Marriage Amendment and opponents arguing about homophobia and equality. The column weighs language, change, and whether voters should decide the issue, noting university ties and public debate.
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Haiti
Screw Magazine
George Weinburg
Ron Telecky
Gazette
Telecky
Luviona
Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa Athletics
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