After the cheers soldiers need support for Iowa Guard return
Editorial urges ongoing care for Iowa National Guard veterans after Afghanistan and Iraq deployments. It notes 2800 Iowa VA Medical Center staff seek ways to improve care for injuries and mental health issues including TBI and PTSD. Readers are urged to volunteer or donate to veterans groups and use PTSD resources online.
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Iowa
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Iraq
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Iowa City
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Brent Cummings
Speed trap gripe colors Cedar Rapids welcome
A Cedar Rapids resident complains about an Automated Speed Enforcement location near the airport and warns it may shape visitors' memories of the city. The letter urges readers to reconsider the city's approach to traffic enforcement and welcomes.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Sargent
Obama political worries about debt and crime dangers
The text argues that Obama seeks higher debt, larger government, and more business regulation, blaming Democrats and Republicans for obstruction. It then condemns child predators, calls for harsher punishment, and criticizes the legal system for unsafely releasing offenders while urging stricter penalties and accountability.
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Cedar Rapids
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Republicans fail to support community
A July 6 letter from Robert Bulmahn criticizes Republicans for failing to support the community and paying for wars with borrowed money. The writer questions Bush’s tax cuts during wartime and argues for a shift toward valuing social support and the common good over individual wealth, urging change in 2012.
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Joan O. Falconer
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Stormwater Commission Deliberates City Rules
A Cedar Rapids stormwater panel meets in a cramped Public Works space to rewrite city ordinances on runoff quantity and water quality. The 90 minute session features cautious debates and aims to protect flood plains, with former task force work guiding potential development buffers.
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Public Works
Commission
Stacie Johnson
Cedar River
Carol Teator
Teator
Cedar Rapids
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