Cedar Rapids Police Chief Denies Citywide Gangs Rumor
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Mike Klappholz refutes rumors that the city is a haven for violent Hispanic gangs and reports no confirmed attacks on motorists on the northeast side. He emphasizes non-discrimination in policing, ongoing safety monitoring, interagency cooperation, and open public outreach through meetings and the Citizens Police Academy.
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Cedar Rapids
Police Department
Citizens Police Academy
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Cedar-Rapids.org
Mike Klappholz
Churches progress divides East Iowa faith groups
Letter writers critique church leadership for splitting congregations into progressive and conservative camps. They argue widening inclusion conflicts with traditional scripture and warn about harms of withdrawing over opinion differences while noting broader debates in Protestant history. Readers reference Jim Nussle and education policy.
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Iowa
Vida Wollrab
Lone Tree
Jim Nussle
Nussle
William Lester Manchester
Modern women should learn from '50s wives
A letter argues that women in a July article ridiculing 1950s wives miss a lesson. It cites CDC studies showing lower divorce rates for women who avoid premarital cohabitation and praises wives who are full time moms and care for their families.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Laura Schlesinger
Apology call over Iraq War and Bush decisions
A letter urges President Bush to apologize for the Iraq conflict and for risking American lives that were lost in a war based on alleged lies. It condemns leadership, cites North Korea as new danger, and urges voting as the power to change policy. Edward Corey Vinton signs.
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Saddam Hussein
Saddam
United States
Iraq
North Korea
Kim Jong II
Washington, D.C
Edward Corey Vinton
Phyllis Nelson Paroled After Short Prison Term
A reader objects to the parole board releasing Phyllis Nelson after a three year sentence. The author attended a Linn County bench trial and questions the verdict and justice system.
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Phyllis Nelson
Linn County
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