Cedar Rapids Area Ranked No 3 in National Hospital Care List
HealthGrades placed Cedar Rapids region third in Top Cities for Hospital Care in America based on complications and death rates across 26 procedures. Mercy and St Luke's Cedar Rapids and Mercy Iowa City included. Also notes KCRG-TV9 HD conversion and local hiring optimism for early 7 13 year.
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Letters on leadership, lakes, and policy debates in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader defends officer Robyn Obadal amid calls to reinstate her after she rescued animals from unsanitary conditions. The letter links policing, animal welfare, and municipal finance to broader justice and civic issues, urging reassessment of Lake Macbride access, affirmative action, voting rights, and a critique of a new parking system in Center Point.
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Robyn Obadal
Cedar Rapids
Obadal
Sean Taylor
Court funding cuts delay trials and raise costs in Iowa
Iowa court funding reductions shrink the judiciary to levels unseen in 24 years. Mediation rises, but many jury trials and criminal cases are delayed, including two Johnson County first degree murder trials. Delays raise costs and risk witness memory accuracy. Synthetic marijuana appears in consumer products, evading tests. Hospitals treat more meth users, many uninsured, shifting costs to taxpayers.
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Judicial Branch
Johnson County
Iowa
Taxpayers fund lake work drop motor limit
Reader argues Pleasant Creek Lake's no wake rule should allow larger than ten horsepower vessels. He notes Lake Macbride visits show no speeding bass boats and calls for fairness to all taxpayers funding lake improvements.
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Lake Macbride
Iowa
Bob Burns
Macbride
Pleasant Creek Lake
Obama State of the Union critique sparks Spartan America debate
The piece attacks Obama's State of the Union for militaristic rhetoric and the idea of Spartan exceptionalism. It argues the president uses victory in Osama bin Laden's death to push personal ambition, while contrasting with Republican fears of militarization and loss of freedom. It likens his vision to martial tyranny and questions democratic ideals. It condemns the rhetoric as dangerous and un-American.
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Catholic Schools Week highlights faith and service in education
The Archdiocese of Dubuque notes Catholic schools offer distinct education focused on faith academics and service. High graduation rates and strong college placement are reported, with economic impact and community support including Xavier High School’s annual appeal.
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Iowa
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Cedar Rapids
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Xavier High School
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