Where is the outrage over daily killings and violence
Colleen Tobiason urges national moral outrage over daily shootings and domestic terrorism. She cites Chicago gun violence totals, calls media to greater candor, and stresses collective responsibility to mourn and act. The letter is signed by Colleen Tobiason of Cedar Rapids, retired from Transamerica.
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Community letters critique Cedar Rapids street repairs and bias
Letter writer criticizes in pavement lane markings and street painting in Cedar Rapids, arguing repairs and safer night driving matter more than flowers or lane cuts. The column also includes readers discussing political bias, D'Souza, Hillary Clinton phone use, racial profiling, and Iowa’s lack of diversity amid references to militia history and domestic terrorism.
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Reform police bias by focusing on routine traffic encounters
Noah Smith argues Fryer’s Houston findings suggest racial bias in police lethal force may hinge on everyday street interactions rather than high risk chases. He urges reforms: curb racial profiling in traffic stops, reduce overall lethal use, and conduct a national departmental bias review.
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Rajiv Sethi
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Iowa delegate walks out over rules vote at Republican convention
Cecil Stinemetz Urbandale Iowa says he walked out of the Republican National Convention after a rules fight. He and other anti Trump activists sought a roll call with seven states needed, but three withdrew and supporters pressed to avoid a vote. The incident fueled a national online backlash as Iowa officials disputed the walkout and urged focus on caucuses.
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