Enemies of 2nd Amendment barred from gun show
A gun show manager ejects Jeremy Brigham and John Johnson of Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence from the venue citing disruption. The letter urges readers to view the activists as opposed to gun rights and defends the show’s right to refuse entry.
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Leigh Wilcox
Jeremy Brigham
John Johnson
Civil Rights Commission
Iowans For
Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Brigham
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Statement
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers and offers equal publication opportunity.
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Gazette
Iowa should appoint agriculture secretary for apolitical administration
The Iowa Gazette editorial argues the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, as a state admin agency enforcing legislative commands, should be apolitical. It questions the republican Branstad proposal to convert the agriculture post from elective to appointed, urging legislative review if economically and administratively sensible.
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Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Agriculture
Secretary of State
Paul Pate
Agriculture Office
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Land Stewardship
Secretaries of Agriculture
Dale Cochran
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Branstad
Branstad urges tougher drunk driving penalties in Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad pushes higher penalties including prison time for drunken drivers who kill and lowering the BAC to 0.08. He backs vehicle impoundment with judicial review, while noting past HB provisions and a drop in alcohol related deaths to 66 in 1996.
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Iowa
Branstad
Terry Branstad
Memorial proposal for Eric Shaw sparks public debate
Alvin Cummings Walker urges a joint settlement plan by the Shaws and Iowa City to fund a grand memorial for Eric Shaw and to pursue reforms to prevent recurrence. He criticizes the Johnson County attorney's ruling and condemns what he calls a witch hunt led by the City Council against the police chief while stressing oversight and accountability.
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Eric Shaw
Shaws
Iowa City
Eric
Johnson County
Iowa
White
Parents defend day care costs tied to Cedar Rapids schools
Kevin and Anne King push back against Rosanne Freeburg’s critique of the Cedar Rapids Community Schools day care program. They claim fees paid by parents funded the Five Seasons Day Care, audited by St. Luke's Hospital and the Chamber's Report Card Commission, and credit the partnership with St. Luke's Hospital for infant and early childhood care.
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the Gazette
Rosanne Freeburg
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Freeburg
Gazette letter guidelines outline submission rules
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include full name street address and phone number. only name and hometown appear with the letter. Mailing address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. FAX 3985846. E mail gazette fyiowa.infi.net.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Three Hospitals Focus of Growth Plan
Niles Ross discusses regional development in Iowa with emphasis on Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. The piece notes local economic initiatives and personal plans to relocate from St. Louis to Cedar Rapids for new employment opportunities.
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Niles Ross
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Carol
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Growth Threats Tied to Health Care Access
Niles Ross argues that Cedar Rapids faces growth limits as health care access shifts with nearby University of Iowa. He warns that out of network plans and limited hospitals could create a health care divide by religion and reduce the city to a small-town image, urging private and legislative action to preserve three local hospitals.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Cyberspace Listings Include Web Addresses and Phrases
A reader sent a newspaper page showing 14 cyberspace listings from http www mapblast com to http www ibm com Other Voices. The top note asserts the national language is gibberish, framing the listings as a playful or chaotic catalog.
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Mapblast.com
Ibm.com
Language guru lampoons diction and gibberish in bold critique
A columnist mocks mixed tense usage and inflated phrases from magazines and readers. The piece notes forecast as present and past tense, rebukes words like forecasted and broadcasted, and argues dictionaries should avoid such confusion.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Iowa
O.K
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