Wedding cheers at Cedar Hills service linking The Villages couple
Geana Allen and Carl Werve wed via conference call at Cedar Hills Community Church in Cedar Rapids. Hundreds toasted them at a downtown Party on the Island as they begin RAGBRAI 2065, Iowa rocks. Emilea Hillman runs Em's Coffee Co with family support and public programs backing her business. Air Waves raises funds for HACAP food bank at concerts.
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Counterfeit cash and abduction case mix in Cedar Rapids notes
Police report more than 20 counterfeit bills spotted in Cedar Rapids with arrests of at least three men. Separately the abduction investigation remains active into its third week as authorities say the girls may still be alive. Meanwhile Iowa's public information board held its first meeting with limited notice to reporters. The governor vows to fix email notification issues.
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Public Information Board
Iowa
Readers praise civic life and critique on SNAP politics
A collage of reader letters extols local road work on First Avenue and miles of interstate highways, praise St. Pauls United Methodist in Cedar Rapids, and recount Medicare coverage. They urge responsible tax policy and debate Civil War religion versus economics with references to Metaxas and Wilberforce.
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Paul M. Werger
Iowa City
Death penalty debate in Colorado after Aurora shootings
Column argues the death penalty should apply to James Holmes and challenges opponents to debate the issue. It contends mental illness claims are overstated, urges a fair trial, and notes Colorado faces costs and legal hurdles if seeking the death penalty.
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Polling claims and predictions across elections and forecasters
A historical look at nonrandom samples from 1936 and updated methods shows Literary Digest errors, the rise of telephone polling, and the evolution of forecasters like Intrade Nate Silver and RealClearPolitics. It notes Obama and Romney dynamics, court rulings, and election uncertainty with expert Joel Snell.
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