Cedar Rapids gun swap sparks deep public debate
An Iowa editor notes a Cedar Rapids proposal to trade 235 pre deadline guns with night sights from a Kansas City dealer for the department’s old weapons. donors pledge funds to cancel the deal, sparking tension between safety concerns and council support, while opponents warn of expanded access to high capacity magazines. The piece argues the public good requires moral restraint over self interest.
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Kansas City
Jeremy Brigham
Iowans For the
Brigham
Long Island
N.Y
Rapids
Deep Thought on Watergate Figures Sparks Reconsideration
A chain of recent articles prompts speculation about who served as Deep Throat. The Los Angeles Times and others revisit Rose Mary Woods and hint public blame may be misplaced. Echoes of the Nixon era surface in discussions of Nancy Reagan and secret influence behind the scenes.
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Los Angeles Times
Nixon White House
Rose Mary Woods
Woods
Washington Post
Hal Holbrook
Sunday Gazette
Eleanor Clift
Newsweek
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Marchand
Lou Grant
Bob Woodward
Pat Nixon
Protests at Planned Parenthood Clinic Stir Debates on Safety
A first person account from Iowa City describes clinic security and protest threats influencing women's access to birth control and abortion information. It argues that intimidation deters many from seeking care, potentially increasing later demand for abortion and highlighting the harm of violent protest tactics.
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Iowa City
Planned Parenthood
Iowa
John Salvi III
Paul Hill
Save Amtrak by preserving rail funding and competition
A citizen urges Congress to protect Amtrak amid cutbacks and funding declines noting Amtrak safety, energy efficiency, and service to seniors and disabled. The appeal warns that removing rail service raises costs, reduces competition, and could delay restart costs, urging contact with Grassley Harkin Branstad and Clinton to keep Amtrak intact.
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Amtrak
Congress
Soo Line
Grassley and
Harkin
Gov
Branstad
Clinton
Letter Writer Calls for Fairness Across Groups
A Jan 7 letter is criticized for generalizing about groups including homosexuals. The writer, a liberal Unitarian Universalist atheist, argues society has oppressed gays but condemns finger pointing and broad generalizations, urging acceptance and focus on core teachings over dogma.
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Jesus Christ
Illusory Gains In Tax Cut Debate
The Gazette reports a proposed 15 percent state income tax cut would yield less than 1 percent increased spending power for a $60,000 family in five years. It warns of lost tax revenue hindering economic development, fiber-optic funding, welfare-to-work programs, and K-12 teacher pay relative to the national average, suggesting perception outweighs substance.
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Words on words and the ed and d erosion in modern speech
A columnist lists five watered down phrases such as virgin water and organic fruits while lamenting the loss of ed and d in everyday terms. The discussion touches on cliches like ballpark figure and game plan and offers quips about language drift and cultural humor.
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Iowa
Citian
Paul Dickson
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