Iowa on a Roll with Durable Goods and Jobs Gain
The Gazette notes a 12th straight month of rising Iowa Business Conditions Index. December data show durable goods manufacturing jobs rebounding after the recession, with over 5,000 new positions expected in the first half of 2011 as trade grows and farm income remains strong.
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Crow Coffins Stir Cedar Rapids Park and Trees Dilemma
Crow control tactics in Greene Square Park raise debate as Cedar Rapids repeats a plan to use crow coffins in trees to deter crows, while Guttenberg faces levee threats from maple roots near the river. County officials balk at sharing shelter costs, clouding centralized animal control efforts.
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Reader thanks paper for printing Christmas scripture in Dec issue
Kathryn Justice Robins expresses gratitude for printing the St Luke scripture about shepherds and the birth of Christ in the December 25 issue, noting that more readers were happy than offended.
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Second Amendment debate sparks Iowa permit rush concerns
Readers warn that Iowa's shall issue gun permits may raise risk, noting 1996 98 data on gun suicides and homicides. They argue the Second Amendment favors the state not individuals and urge vigilance over health care reform and national ID chip surveillance. Wendell Carr Ottumwa Cedar Rapids
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USPS Five Day Delivery Debate Sparks Economic Concerns
Kathleen Miller Tipton argues that USPS relies on postage revenue not taxes and warns that cutting Saturday delivery would harm businesses and rural residents. She notes mail carries vital payments and medications and emphasizes carriers’ roles in a six day schedule despite fiscal strain.
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Hijackers and Hijackees in Pakistan Crisis
Sadanand Dhume notes Pakistan's blasphemy turmoil after governor Salman Taseer's assassination. Asia Bibi's death sentence and a bodyguard's killing spotlight religious tensions and a shift toward Islamist influence. Moderate voices face backlash as calls grow for Islamist alignment.
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Pro Life Advocate Warns Over Tele Med Abortion Risk
Tim Duggan of Dubuque County Right to Life argues against tele medicine abortion access citing Roe v. Wade anniversary and Planned Parenthood mergers. He notes state abortion restrictions, the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, and calls for laws banning online prescribing and dispensing of the abortion pill RU-486.
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