Safety first for Iowa teens in driver license reform
The Gazette urges lawmakers to extend the teen learner permit to 12 months and add a 12 month intermediate license with passenger limits and late hour curbs. It cites safety data on teen crashes and recalls Liz Cassler’s coma after a 2008 ice accident to argue the need for stricter supervision and real world driving experience.
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Lizabeth Cassler
Iowa
Cassler
Lucky
Health, Transportation and Safety Groups
DOT
Cassier
Letter writer: no second chance for Vick
A Marion reader expresses strong opposition to Michael Vick receiving forgiveness for dog fighting crimes. The writer cites starvation, taped mouths, cages, and a breeding machine, arguing Vick is a torturer and should remain denied a second chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Ekland
Michael Vick
Vick
Pat Langhurst
Carol Camenisch
Marion
Knights of Columbus Support for Discovery Living 30 Years
Discovery Living Inc in Linn County marks three decades of service to people with intellectual disabilities. Knights of Columbus councils contribute hundreds of volunteer hours and fund drive proceeds, donate equipment and labor, and support Camp Courageous and Special Olympics among others. The note also includes a personal pro life message and a targeted racist incident in Keokuk.
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Discovery Living Inc
Linn County
Knights of Columbus
Discovery Living
Knights
Discovery
13Th and
High Street
Keokuk
Guttmacher Institute
No such thing as evolving standard in court ruling
A reader in Coralville comments on the Iowa Supreme Court decision on marriage rights arguing that the court invented an evolving standard to justify its ruling and urging removal of a justice for malfeasance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Supreme Court
Corbett Proposal Sparks Tax Extension Debate in Cedar Rapids
Adam Cooper of Cedar Rapids questions Mayor Ron Corbett and allies over a proposed 20 year extension of the local option sales tax. He argues funds should cut property taxes and fund flood housing, not an unfunded “unmet needs” giveaway, and warns nearby cities Marion and Hiawatha may join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Corbett
West Side
Marion
Hiawatha
Corbett
Adam Cooper
Cedar Rapids
How To Steal a Car sparks debate on teen reading choices
A parent critiques Pete Hautman’s novel for portraying teens as a mess of destructive urges and bad examples. The review contrasts adult fiction’s misery with youth literature and questions its message for high school readers despite pockets of realism.
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Pete Hautman
Madame Bovary
Kelleigh
Jury convicts former Hawk Eye player in misconduct case
The jury found Cedric Everson III guilty of mis demeanor assault after testimony that implicated his co defendant Abe Satterfield. The piece probes campus sexual assault myths and asks why consent is the real question in such cases.
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Hawkeye
Cedric Everson III
Everson
Abe Satterfield
Satterfield
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