Health care forum urges changes for affordable US access
At a Cedar Rapids Library forum titled Health care coverage What can we learn from the UK audience members questioned access to affordable care as a right. Ted Townsend St Luke's Hospital CEO noted UK care costs are lower yet outcomes are strong with less paperwork and reduced use of costly tech. Panel urged continued public discussion on reform.
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U.S
Ted Townsend
St. Luke’s Hospital
England
United States
Commonwealth Fund
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sherry Downey
McCain Times Spat Spurs Campaign War of Words
Washington narrative centers on the New York Times exposé about John McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman. Authors dispute evidence while campaign aides deploy a rapid counterattack and lobbyist ties draw fresh scrutiny of McCain's inner circle.
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Tim Rutten
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
John McCain
New York
McCain
Arizona
Washington
Vicki Iseman
Senate Commerce Committee
Iseman
Redskins
New Republic
Beltway
Robert Bennett
Senate Ethics Committee
Bennett
Washington Post
Ricky Davis
Charles R. Black Jr
Bksh and Associates
Politico
Bill Keller
Coyotes Threaten Homes and Feral Cats Prompt Debate
A letter argues coyotes prey on rodents and feral cats harming native birds while noting they also attack small pets. The writer urges focusing hunts on feral cats and cites a book for information. The same column criticizes Cedar Rapids pawnshop fees as a tax on the poor and questions police data reporting plans.
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Wal-Mart
Iowa
Humanity
God
Hope Ryden
Mary McBee
Tama
Citizens weigh health care rights in daily Gazette poll
Readers debate affordable health care as a national right while local officials consider policing resource needs. A daily poll invites input on health care access and budget implications for public safety and city services.
Don t derail railroads progress editorial critique
The Gazette attacks claims Congress will reregulate railroads arguing the proposed antitrust style rules would not lower rates but would improve customer access to competition. It notes S 953 and HR 2521 aim to fix Surface Transportation Board failures and allow challenges to captive rail rates.
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Congress
Iowa
The
Surface Transportation Board
STB
Killing the killers front page note in The Gazette
The front page story describes armed groups chasing a wild canine as a pack-like assault. It contrasts packs of men with packs of dogs and notes coyotes rarely hunt in packs. It explains coyotes typically avoid killing large prey while wolves hunt in packs for big prey.
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