Israel the light of democracy amid Arab conflict
An reader praises Israel and criticizes U S leaders for not understanding regional history. The letter cites Netanyahu, the Grand Mufti, and Arab hatred toward Jews, recounting a Jerusalem incident and urging U S support for Israel as a democratic beacon in the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Cal Thomas
Benjamin Netanyahu
God
Netanyahu
Hitler
Grand Mufti
Berlin
Palestine
Jerusalem
Arafat
Assad
Hamas
Public scrutiny urged for public safety and accountability
A reader argues that police should monitor all behavior yet individuals must be free to act. The letter defends taxpayer funded public officials and urges citizen oversight, echoing Truman about heat in the kitchen and noting no written safety policy for incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Truman
Gazette invites letters to the editor for 300 words
The Gazette calls for reader letters up to 300 words. Include name hometown and daytime contact. Provide Cedar Rapids address Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or use the listed FAX or email for submission. Letters printed include name and hometown only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Long‑lost wartime bond reconnects after fifty years in Nancy
Claude Schrepfer, ten, befriended Lt Edward Riffle in Nancy during 1944 as the 128th Anti‑Aircraft Gun Battalion fought across France and Germany. Fifty years later their postwar reconnection began with a phone call and blossomed into letters and photos.
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Joanne Jacobs
Pasadena
Calif
Patton
Third Army
France
Nancy
Alsace-Lorraine
Chateau de Charmois
Chateau
East Prussia
Claude Schrepfer
Edward Riffle
128Th
Metz
Germany
Riffle
Hugh Howard
Howard
Schrepfer
Lt. Biffle
Redwood City
Ed Riffle Sr
Buddy
Claude
America
Biffle
Linz
Austria
Alsace
Lorraine
French Nancy
Condos
Council of European Architects
European Union
California
Auld Lang Sync
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