Why Marriage Matters Iowa pushes stories over battles
The Gazette highlights Iowa couples like Kate and Trish Varnum and their adoption of 3 month old Alex as examples of why equality matters. One Iowa launches a Why Marriage Matters Iowa campaign with a website and house parties to spark living room conversations and engage undecided Iowans.
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C.R. council criticized for flood recovery delays
Reader letters scold Marion city leaders for slow flood repairs citing boarded homes in Czech Village and Time Check and unfinished Paramount Theatre. Columns compare local handling to quick rebuilding by other firms and urge prudent, cross party action.
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Ron Paul presses unique path in GOP race amid super PAC era
Ron Paul remains a strong third in Iowa with 21 percent and climbs to second in New Hampshire with 23 percent as Mitt Romney leads. The piece notes Paul's antiestablishment rhetoric on the Fed and foreign policy, his appeal as a protest candidate, and the rise of super PACs reshaping fundraising and influence in this primary season.
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Mad Dad’s ticket swap spurs Cedar Rapids speed camera debate
A Cedar Rapids reader reports paying his daughter's speeding ticket to spur her to shop farther from downtown, igniting letters debating parenting, traffic cameras, and the cameras’ financial impact. Critics challenge the parenting choice while others defend cameras as reducing speeding, noting tax revenue concerns and local data.
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