Cedar Rapids looks to rail link as CRANDIC wins funding
Federal funding of 6.9 million supports building a new Cedar River bridge in Cedar Rapids to replace flood destroyed structure. City maintains AAA bond rating amid flood recovery and recession, saving 1.27 million in interest on 15 million in bonds. UI Hospitals team travels to treat newborn Ethan Klostermann with heart condition. Dr. James Davis leads the procedure with St. Luke's support.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Crandic) Railway Company
Ethan Klostermann
University of Iowa
James Davis
Ethan
St. Luke’s
Van Allen House set for June 16 auction
Heritage Home once connected to University of Iowa physicist James Van Allen faces sale and loss of public access as a non profit group cannot maintain it as a museum. Local police note rising crimes tied to realistic looking toy guns in Cedar Rapids with new city limits ban. Public health reports show H1N1 confusion after a retraction of a first confirmed case in Johnson County and a lab error affecting Linn County totals.
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van Allen
University of Iowa
James van Allen
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Linn County
Sotomayor nomination stirs GOP critique and parity recall
A letter panel critiques identity politics in Supreme Court picks while recalling Reagan’s 1980 pledge to appoint a woman, citing Sandra Day O'Connor. The piece contrasts abortion policy debate with contraception and sex education as paths to reduce abortion need. Cedar Rapids readers recount Memorial Day cemetery visits noting flood impacts and community care.
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Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Supreme Court
Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Supreme Court
Sandra
Cheney proves conservatives can win debates over Obama
A conservative columnist argues Cheney shifts Obama era debate by exposing Bush policy issues and GOP missteps. She notes Pew data showing 37 percent conservative and 19 percent liberal, urges conservatives to argue their case, not retreat from principles, and credits Cheney for illustrating outcomes.
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Pew Research Center
Bush
Cheney
Jolie
Gazette Editorial Board Contact Details
The Gazette lists its independent newspaper staff including Publisher Dave Storey and Editor Lyle Muller. Opinion Page Editor is Jeff Tecklenburg with columnists Jennifer Hemmingsen and Chuck Peters. For contact, call (319) 398-8262 or email jeff.tecklenburg tazcomm.com.
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Jeff Tecklenburg
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Notre Dame president should resign
Alta Cook of Iowa City, a retired language arts teacher and City High School Hall of Fame inductee, argues that Notre Dame President John Jenkins should resign over inviting President Obama to speak at commencement and other perceived betrayals of Catholic teaching. She cites bishops, critics like Bishop John D Arcy, and incidents including an arrest of a priest, framing the issue as a schism and a stand for integrity and anti abortion values.
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Henry Home
John Jenkins
Barack Obama
Jenkins
U.S
Obama
Arizona State University
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D’arcy
Norma McCoy
Roe
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America
Alta Cook
Iowa City
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