Editorial calls speeding incident involving Iowa leaders curiouser
The Gazette criticizes the 84 mph state SUV incident with Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Gov. Terry Branstad on U S 20 as flawed and calls for swift accountability. It notes no stop was made, questions different standards, and warns against excuses.
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Kim Reynolds
Terry Branstad
Iowa
U.S. 20
Cedar Falls
Hedlund
Department of Public Safety
Branstad
Reynolds
Iowa State Patrol
Biking a 1950s Drake memory along Cedar River paths
A memoir recounts bicycle use from Drake University days to Cedar Rapids in the 1950s and 70s. The narrator describes cheap rides, hostile youth chatter, riverfront sights at City Market and the tree lined Fifth Season, and a July 6 ride from Robins to Czech Village with fellow cyclists and visitors.
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Drake University
East Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Robins
Czech Village
Minneapolis
Water Wall
Cedar River
Letter writers defend Paula Deen and flag etiquette themes
A reader laments online attacks on Paula Deen and urges defense of freedom and national symbols. A Marion American Legion Color Guard apologizes after missing cues at a Praise in the Park event and calls for autonomy in flag presentation and proper etiquette.
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Lee Greenwood
Greenwood
United States
Marion
Legion
Dolan and Milwaukee Archdiocese in Abuse Documents
New Milwaukee Archdiocese documents portray Cardinal Timothy Dolan in conflicting roles as financial protector, disciplinarian, and mediator for abuse survivors. They show a 57 million transfer to a trust and 90 million to parishes, with debate over legality and ethics amid broader church reform efforts.
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Archdiocese of
Milwaukee
Timothy Dolan
Dolan
New York
America
Joseph Ratzinger
Benedict XVI
Rome
Debt weighs on graduate tracing a life of income gaps
Amanda Benedict of Cedar Rapids writes about $89,000 in student loan debt after undergraduate and graduate studies. She recounts working minimum wage hours, living with her parents, and feeling like a failure while recognizing common struggles of Millennials and Gen Xers. She notes pursuing education abroad and earning a master's degree before facing limited job prospects.
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Japan
Amanda Benedict
Cedar Rapids
College of St. Benedict
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
Saipan
University of San Diego
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