Wyoming case stirs debate over prosecuting pregnant women
Ellen Goodman argues that charging pregnant women with crimes for fetal harm reflects a shift toward blaming individuals over providing care. She cites Diane Pfannenstiel's Wyoming case and similar prosecutions in Florida Illinois and South Carolina to warn that pregnancy could be labeled a criminal class and that society is retreating from communal responsibility toward mothers and fetuses.
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Thornburgh Urges Broad Fight Against Drug War
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh told a Cedar Rapids audience that defeating drugs requires effort beyond police work. He urged classrooms workplaces churches and families to promote drug free living and cautioned that legalization is not an answer. He outlined three death penalty classes for drug cases and called for limiting appeals on death row and curbing warrantless search restrictions.
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Thornburgh Speech Goes On Amid False Fire Alarm
U S Attorney General Richard Thornburgh spoke to the Linn County Bar Association at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel while a hotel alarm prompted evacuations on several floors. A later false alarm interrupted again. Thornburgh joked about repeating his remarks. Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney named him an honorary Cedar Rapidian.
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Antitrust Panel Reviews Propane and Heating Oil Pricing
Thornburgh visited Cedar Rapids to recognize the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force with FBI state and local partners. He spoke in Des Moines at the Governor's Conference on Alcohol and Other Drugs as preliminary information gathering begins on a possible federal price-fixing probe.
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Sno Sculpt '90 canceled due to unseasonably warm weather
Unseasonably warm temperatures forced cancellation of the Sno Sculpt '90 snow sculpture contest. Sun up Ski Resort crew from Dubuque arrived to build with Snomax snow, but the base melted to mud by Thursday morning as Cedar Rapids sponsors reported warming skies.
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Spankys Changes Hands as New Owners Plan Change
Spankys downtown Cedar Rapids has new owners Spring-Meyer Corp of the Quad Cities. They will seek a liquor license after purchasing assets and remodeling at 119 Third Ave SE. The bar last night under current management, while neighbors push for license denial citing vandalism and drunkenness.
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Cedar Gazette subscription rates and mailing details
The Cedar Gazette lists pricing for Morning Editions and Sunday issues with weekly and yearly rates. It notes postal details and publication address in Cedar Rapids Iowa, and states AP republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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