Amtrak Zephyr Future Reroute Delayed but Not Defeated
Amtrak rejects immediate central Iowa reroute via Cedar Rapids Marshalltown and Ames due to costly upgrades. The central plan would serve more residents, add about 1.3 million dollars yearly, and officials expect a comeback as economy improves. Civic leaders urged readiness with stations platforms and links.
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Cedar Rapids Bohemians and voting rights in context
A Supreme Court dissent questions a Georgia voting rights ruling, arguing officials’ intent may be nonracial. The Cedar Rapids Czech community history shows decades of integrated civic service from 1877 onward with numerous elected figures. The piece defends the court decision as aligning with civil rights principles and notes no historic ethnic exclusion in local government.
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Letter writer defends law school needs and seeks flag donation
A reader replies to an American lawyers piece arguing a new law building is needed not for more lawyers but for conditions. The letter defends market valuation of professions, questions ABA charter issues, praises competitive legal fees, and offers to donate a U.S. flag to a youth organization, inviting contact at 362-6491.
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Sobran Attacks ERA Policy Over Court Fear
The July 5 column by Joseph Sobran argues that fear of a liberal Supreme Court interpreting the ERA helped defeat the amendment. He cites unisex toilets and homosexual marriage as examples and contends his attack masks a deeper fear that people would use the courts to exercise rights.
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Time on feminism and the ERA clash
A critical appraisal of Time Magazine’s cover story on American women and the ERA death, arguing the piece serves pop ideology more than news. It singles out Phyllis Schlafly, notes Time’s hostility, and lauds Schlafly’s impact against powerful interests.
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Revival fire fuels believers to serve and witness
A sermon urges Christians to wake up and pursue holy living, serve God over personal gain, and spread the gospel. It cites scripture from Matthew Romans and 1 John, calls pastors to truth, and offers a tract-based outreach plan with a contact number for ideas.
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James
PRIDE petition drive thanks area supporters and signers
PRIDE thanks area residents who collected signatures on anti-drug paraphernalia petitions and urges timely submission. Signed petitions can still be mailed to the PRIDE office or brought to the City Council. pickups can be arranged by calling 398-2017.
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PRIDE
Pride Office
Prayer Chain Leaders Honored For Service At St. Pius
The St. Pius Prayer Chain thanks Rosemary Frost as chairman and Paula Knight as assistant after a year of nonstop volunteer work across area churches. They coordinated daily and hourly prayer requests with care and concern, as a new leadership team prepares to take over.
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