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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2005
Page
1
Immigrants come to the United States for varied reasons as Americans celebrate independence. The piece notes people travel to Iowa seeking opportunity and safety as part of the broader welcome extended to newcomers.
A Gazette special report by Orlan Love and Laura Segall captures diverse newcomers including a former Israeli soldier opening a Frenchman inspired restaurant and a student from India. They describe reasons for coming, plans to stay, and views on Iowa culture and opportunities.
Sudanese refugee Both Oleru says he feels free and safe in the United States, though he notes life is expensive. The Fourth of July celebration he plans will honor his newly adopted nation and his personal freedom, contrasting safety here with danger in Sudan.
Lahore native Sania Samad, 33, argues that American media misportrays Muslim women as oppressed. Her perspective comes amid her first year in the United States and underscores cultural misunderstandings.
Kris Koestner of J and K Market joined Iowa official Patty Judge and local leaders in Mystic as contestants in the third annual Mystic Goat Races. Organizer Dan Ehl says the event has boosted town pride and community booster efforts in Appanoose County.
Law enforcement and state governments push drug firms to reformulate popular cold medicines to curb meth production. Elizabeth Assay of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association notes the industry is moving toward change as pseudoephedrine in OTC drugs like Sudafed and Sinutab can be diverted for meth manufacture. Iowa and more than a dozen states have already acted.
A May report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy notes a 50 percent drop in meth use, with the White House Drug Policy page and CHPA discussions on restricting pseudoephedrine sales. The issue considers pharmacy only sales or staffed counters to curb meth production.
Washington activists and Republican lawmakers push back against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to replace Justice Sandra Day O Connor. They question his conservative philosophy and warn the White House not to push a quick nomination.
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