Cedar Rapids Sees Violent Crime Rise in 2007 First Half
The Gazette notes a 13.4 percent rise in overall violent crime in Cedar Rapids in early 2007 with robberies and aggravated assaults up nearly 28 percent. City police credit shifts change and district policing, plus the Enhance Our Neighborhoods program, for curbing troublesome crime and targeting problem properties.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cedar Rapids
Big City
Amanda Humphrey
Criminal Justice Department
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rap
Bernie Walther
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis
Walther
Iowa caucus letters show turnout praise and tax ire
Readers react to Gov. Culver taxes and education, praise Biden and Richardson supporters, defend evolution science, and voice concerns about hog confinements and air quality near Cedar Rapids. Letters touch on turnout, engagement, and policy debates in Iowa.
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Chet Culver
Iowa
Culver
Joseph Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapi
Tale Church
Joe Biden
Bill Richardson
Democratic Caucus
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Linn County supervisors consider 6 percent pay raise for supervisors
Yesterday’s results question asks if the Linn County Board should approve the Compensation Board recommendation to raise supervisor pay by six percent. Voters weigh the proposal with options YES or NO.
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Linn County
Iowa caucus echoes local control and evangelical divides
Voters weighed issues like local control and environment as resolutions were read near caucus end. The piece questions Gov. Culver’s stance, cites editorial reactions, and contrasts evangelical Christian beliefs with political divides in the presidential race.
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Chet Culver
Environmental Protection Council
Iowa
The Weight Debate and Dieting Myths Across Time
A critical look at dieting culture and genetics driven weight bias. The article cites Gina Kolata and studies by Stankard and Hirsch Leibel showing weight largely follows biology. It discusses metabolism, semi starvation neurosis, and the body’s homeostatic weight range. The tone argues for more slack and understanding toward body size.
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Madison Avenue
Gina Kolata
The
New York Times
Kolata
Albert Stankard
University of Pennsylvania
Stankard
Jules Hirsch
Rockefeller University
Rudolph Leibel
America
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