Quotes of the Week Highlight Varied Community Voices
A collection of remarks spans politics, wartime memory, local projects, and volunteerism. Named individuals include Governor Kim Reynolds, Representative Steve King, Maggie Baker, Sgt. Donald Baker, Sarah Wendt, Wicklup Hil Learning Center, Paul Denowski, Scott Schlegel, Dr Spilker, Jeff Tomsic, and Cedar Rapids locals.
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Paul Denowski
YMCA
Wapsie
Scott Schlegel
Cedar Rapids
Community letters on heartbeat law and tobacco free parks
Readers debate Paul Lundy s heartbeat bill arguing it protects unborn life while addressing the ethics of abortion. A second letter urges Cedar Rapids to designate parks tobacco free to protect children and public health.
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Paul Lundy
Lundy
Stan Thornberry
Cedar Rapids
Historic summit exposes best and worst in politics
The piece weighs reactions to the U S North Korea talks. It cites criticism of President Trump and praise for policy gains such as trade reforms and court picks. It argues liberals and media distort support and urges focus on issues and national good.
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Donald Trump
Kim Jong-Un
Trump
CNN
United States
Korean Peninsula
Kim
Iran
Paris
Supreme Court
Tonce
Democrat Party
A 1968 Teen Dance Marks a Turning Night for James Dreier
James Dreier recalls 1968 as a year of riots and upheaval seen through a teen's eyes in Cedar Falls Iowa. A pivotal summer moment occurred at a island Park Beach House teen dance when a girl invited him to dance, shaping a lifelong story of love and compassion amid national turmoil. Dreier, now in Iowa City, reflects on how that night contrasted with events from JFKs assassination to MLKs and RFKs deaths and the era’s wild cultural shifts.
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Hawkeye
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
McKibben and
Reynolds
US Community Credit Union
Hawkeye Community Credit Union
Cedar Falls
Iowa
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Bobby Kennedy
Chicago
Ted
San Francisco
Dan
Haight
Ritta
Fillmore West
Jamosky
Island Park Beach
The
Insight and Books forum invites Iowan submissions
The Gazette invites Eastern Iowa readers to submit letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words to editorial thegazette com or P O Box 1862 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Books coverage and book club questions can be sent to features thegazette com or P O Box 1862 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Editorial board members are listed with roles.
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Insight & Books
Insight
Thegazette.com
P.Q. Box
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Book Club
Features
P.O. Box
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Kim Reynolds
U.S
Cage
Steve King
Maggie Baker
Sgt
Donald Baker
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sarah Wendt
Linn County Conservation Education
Wicklup Hil Learning Center
Dr. Spilker
Marion
Jeff Tomsic
Community Letters
West Des Moines
Ely
Springville
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Center Point
Linn County
Heather Fleming Robins
Iowa Board of Regents
Larry McKibben
Ben Dighby
Whiterere
Tony
Lisa Benson
Post Writers Group
Cam
James Dreier
Robert Kennedy
James Dreler
Gazette
Todd Dorman
Vicki Decker
Lynda Waddington
Adam Sullivan
Zack Kucharski
Quinn Pettifer
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