Methodist Leaders Push Sanctuary for Illegals in Iowa
A column by Mark Tooley and colleagues argues Iowa United Methodists should reject sanctuary for undocumented workers while urging lawful immigration. They critique Bishop Jordan’s stance, warn of legal and democratic risks, and defend adherence to U S law amidst a divisive national debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Tooley
David M. Stanley
Jean Leu Stanley
Iowa
United Methodist
Charles Wesley Jordan
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jordan
Clinton
United Methodist Church
Congress
United Methodists
Democratic Party
U.S
Jesus
St. Paul
Hitler
INS
Bishop Jordan
Roy Beck
Beck
Iowa United Methodists
United Methodist Action For Faith, Freedom and
Institute On Religion and Democracy
Washington, D.C
David M
Muscatine
United Methodist Action
Letters to the Gazette critique on Social Security and politics
A reader questions the nation’s focus on diversions and warns that proposed Social Security reforms converge toward socialistic control. The letter cites prior Gazette pieces by Dan Humpfer and Mike Deupree and questions Congress and the current administration’s plans.
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Hollywood
Dan Humpfer
Liberty Bell
Mike Deupree
The
Gazette
CPI
Congress
Life insurance column questioned for bias and facts
New York Life agent Shane Swanson criticizes Susan Bondy for slanted life insurance coverage. He argues LIMRA data shows high use of personal agents and urges shoppers to seek informed, personal service rather than 800 numbers or purely term policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Bondy
Life Insurance Management and Research Association
LIMRA
SelectQuote
Bondy
New York Life
Shane Swanson
New York
Cedar Rapids
Sommers debate on violence stats stirs Gazette letter
Rod Sullivan questions Christina Hoff Sommers on rape and domestic violence figures. He argues misleading stats fail to reveal real danger to women and urges concern beyond numbers.
Newspaper Letters Policy Note
The Gazette clarifies that reader letters are not verified for accuracy or judged by the paper. It states that contradictions or corrections will be considered for publication, offering equal opportunity for readers to respond.
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Gazette
Excerpt on the saying the exception proves the rule
The author cites Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary to argue that the phrase is absurd and that grammarians now insist on using which for restrictive clauses. The piece contrasts the old usage with modern standards and notes Bierce's critique of the expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Elsen
Jerry
Bierce
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number. No anonymous letters. limit around 300 words for letters and 700 words for columns. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 or email with full ID.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Speak the Truth and Seek Civil Rights Through Nonviolence
A meditation on truth as a foundation for justice. The pieces argue for honesty amid modern divides referencing Martin Luther King Jr and Jesus. It questions harms from language and violence and urges living by nonviolent truth even at personal cost.
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America
Paula Jones
Clinton
Martin Luther King Jr
Jesus
King
Nazi horror sparks debate over abortion and Nazi atrocities
David Baugh of Cedar Rapids questions public outrage after NBC airs Schindler's List on February 23. He likens Nazi persecution to abortion and fetal tissue research, urging viewers to act to prevent such abuses and to oppose abortion-supported research.
Death penalty opposed by Iowa City Friends Meeting
Jodie Plumert and Timothy Barrett, co clerks, state that the death penalty cannot be condoned as it violates the belief that there is that of God in everyone. They argue it provides no restitution or chance to revisit miscarriages of justice and brutalizes Iowa citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Hoff Sommers
Sommers
Clark University
Iowa City
Iowa
Jodie Plumert and
Timothy Barrett
Post-holiday cheer thanks to homeowners in Cedar Rapids
Marion Patterson of Cedar Rapids thanks homeowners who kept their holiday decorations up to brighten the long winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Patterson
Cedar Rapids
Fatherlessness linked to crime and gun rights stance
Jim Niemeyer argues that lack of fathers drives crime across youth, with stats on juvenile incarceration and single parent households. He contends welfare policies create a cycle, opposes gun control, and defends Second Amendment rights as essential to freedom.
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Ilona
William Pitt
House of Commons
Jim Niemeyer
Guttenberg
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Imammog
Denver
Rod Sullivan
Ambrose Bierce
Carl Kane
Free Lance
NBC
Germany
David Baugh
Department of Health and Human Services
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