School resource officer at Jefferson High cited for effective first day
Rapids officer Jen Roberts begins as Jefferson High School resource officer and on her first day helped arrest a student carrying an unloaded handgun. Advocates say such officers provide a trusted, familiar presence aiding reporting of dangerous activity and safe behavior, potentially boosting long term student safety.
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That Rapids
Jen Roberts
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Cristy Hamblin
Cedar Rapids High School
Hamblin
Chad Szabo
Szabo
Letters Question Evolution and Modern Living
A letter writer argues against Darwinism while criticizing reliance on non organic comforts. He mocks technology and consumer goods, urges using the Bible for health guidance, cites Leviticus seafood rules, and calls for simpler living. The piece critiques Marion policy and Cedar Rapids downtown engagement and questions government involvement.
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Rockefeller
Newburg
Joseph S. Chang
Marion
Rettig Seen As Best Qualified For Johnson County Supervisor
The piece endorses Janelle Rettig for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors citing 19 years of service and roles on the Iowa City Airport Commission and the Natural Resources Commission. It argues she can address county issues with forward thinking and collaboration with commissions. It also includes a pessimistic economic critique citing job loss and policy failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janelle Rettig
Board of Supervisors
Johnson County
Janelle
Iowa City
Natural Resources Commission
Wote
Morocco urged for inclusion on U S terror watch list
A reader argues Morocco should be added to the U S terror watch list citing past attacks in Madrid and Amsterdam and questioning U S policy toward Morocco, reflecting concerns over homeland security and international relations.
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Morocco
U.S
Department of Homeland Security
Spain
Madrid
Theo van Gogh
Amsterdam
Hugo Stahlie Shellsburg
Immigrants at Postville plant wear ankle bracelets
A reader from Cedar Rapids criticizes ankle bracelet tracking for immigrants from the closed Postville plant. He notes his grandparents' legal immigration and questions church fundraising while suggesting a bus ticket home, sharing concerns about illegal immigration.
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the Gazette
Postville
America
Don Klenske
Cedar Rapids
Evolution theory endures despite old duck claim
A letter argues evolution is absurdly misrepresented as human descent from ducks. It notes Darwin did not propose that and that modern science uses advanced tools like electron microscopes and carbon dating, strengthening the theory beyond early methods.
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Charles Darwin
Galileo
Parking policy sparks reader dispute over green vehicles
A reader argues that Cedar Rapids green parking rules unfairly deter visitors and shoppers unable to afford hybrid cars. The letter supports promoting fuel efficiency but calls the policy discriminatory amid economic strain.
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Cedar Rapids
Lalso
Two WWII veterans offer contrasting views on nuclear threat
Mary Sanchez reflects on Tsutomu Yamaguchi survivor who spoke against nuclear weapons and a veteran who foresees Iran as a nuclear threat. The columnist contrasts hope and hopelessness learned from war, urging resilience and action amid economic and global dangers.
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Yamaguchi
United Nations
Barack Obama
Prague
Connecticut
Iran
Israel
New York
Washington
Nake
Tun
Parking battles shape city’s future and downtown plans
In a debate on downtown parking the library board weighs four sites to gain 300 spaces while Republic Parking System finds hundreds of empty spaces downtown. City eyes a $20 million Second Street ramp though federal rules block cross street funding for a noncontiguous site.
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Paul Krugman
Nouriel Roubini
Library Board
Republic Parking System
Second Street
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Feds
Pat Shey
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Johnson
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Joyce Debroy
Marylou Henley
Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star
Grand Blvd
Kansas City
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Todd
Dorman
Gazcomm.com
Todd the Gazette
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