Leadership vacuum slows Cedar Rapids progress
Community leaders note retired top officials have left a leadership gap hindering Cedar Rapids’ forward motion. Ron Corbett, president of Cedar Rapids Area LEADERSHIP, warns the key leaders are no longer obvious as the city faces a shortage of active governance and civic guidance.
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Palestinian militants pledge to uphold de facto Gaza truce
Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they will honor the informal truce with Israel but stop short of endorsing the official cease-fire agreed by Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon. Israel to repatriate about 55 Palestinians deported to Gaza and Europe on terror claims. The plan includes transferring five West Bank towns to Palestinian control within three weeks.
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Valentine’s Day Turns Political With Purity Pledges and Same-Sex Marriage Fight
Activists use Valentine’s Day to push abstinence and anti divorce messages, while teens pledge purity in schools. Gov Huckabee and wife renew vows to promote covenant marriage, as gay rights groups rally nationwide during Freedom to Marry Week.
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Adoption trends shift as nonrelative adoption declines
A sociologist notes U S adoption patterns show fewer nonfamily adoptions since 1970 while public and international adoptions move differently. He cites rising single parenting and divorce, increased agency involvement, and reproductive advances as factors shaping how families form and adopt.
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Gazette forum on The Nature of Families in Cedar Rapids
The Linn Area Reads forum titled The Nature of Families will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Beems Auditorium at Cedar Rapids Public Library. Panelists include Mary Noonan of the University of Iowa, Rev. Richard Osing, Laurie Frisch, Ann Kopf, with Mark Bowden as moderator.
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