Immigrant Integration Spotlight in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction, a small Iowa town, showcases strong Hispanic integration with bilingual schools and welcoming programs. Local leaders credit Louisa County's economic group and a bicultural director for success, contrasting with statewide study findings on immigrant friendliness and access to services.
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Olumbus Junction
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Kathy Vance
Louisa Development Group
Tyson
Vance
Mallory Smith
the Gazette
Vilsack
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Mason City
UNI
Leach urged privatization debate shapes Bush plans
A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes Rep. Jim Leach for backing Bush's Social Security privatization push. The letter accuses Leach of overstating insolvency to promote market driven reform and recalls past denials of free market bounds. The writer urges practical, gradual solutions and better public input on local land use and deer management.
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Jim Leach
Leach
Brooksley Born
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Clinton
NAFTA
Social Security
Wall Street
Gary Grumman
Cedar Rapids
White Buffalo Company
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Interview critique attacks gun policy bias and tax ideas
A reader decries The Gazette for biased gun policy coverage and misleading claims about gun show loopholes. The letter condemns shifts in cigarette tax policy and argues obesity, alcohol, and drugs drive societal costs while urging balanced budgeting without harming the poor.
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America
Iowa
United States
Iraqi women push democracy as voters ink purple fingers
Iraq's elections show women winning 31 percent of the Transitional National Assembly seats with 45 women in the Shiite bloc. Safia Taleb al Suhail and activists championed these gains amid violence and ongoing security fears across the country.
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Safia Taleb al-Suhail
Bush
Congress
Iraq
Middle East
Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani
New
Transitional National Assembly
Saddam Hussein
New Assembly
Taleb al-Suhail
Iraqi Women’s Political Council
Assembly
Baghdad
Left
Laure Bush
Washington
Amnesty
Reducing deer plan needs cooperation and input
A reader agrees with a February 6 letter opposing the deer task force as lacking professionalism. The writer states they attended the meeting and were appalled by conduct by several task force members.
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Deer Task Force
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