Iowa Racial Disparities in Marijuana Arrests Highlighted
The Gazette editorial notes Iowa has the highest state disparity in marijuana arrest rates with black residents eight times more likely to be arrested than whites, citing Linn and Johnson counties as among the worst. It also cites a Diversity Focus survey showing broad perceived discrimination in The Corridor, urging policy makers and employers to address root causes.
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Iowa
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Diversity Focus
Becky Lutgen Gardner
Letters Letter writers urge medicine import reform and job care
Ed Staton argues for importation of prescription drugs to lower costs and laments factory buyouts and local job losses in Cedar Rapids. Ruth Nash praises Mercy Medical Center’s Leapfrog A rating while urging current hospital safety data transparency. Garth Bowen urges reporting police activity beyond social media. Jeff Duskin calls for watchdog news coverage over Facebook posts.
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Howard Ashlock
Howard
Cedar Rapids
Cherry Burrell
FMC
Cryovac
Square D
Goss
Ed Staton
St. Luke’s Hospital
S.C
St. Luke’s
PCI Medical
Unity Point Clinic Cardiology
St. Luke
University of Iowa
Mayo Clinic
Ruth Nash
Mercy Medical Center
Iowa
Leapfrog
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Ted Townsend
Wash
Jeff Duskin
Urban Renewal Sparks Turkish Protest in Istanbul Park Battle
Protests erupt in Istanbul over plans to replace Taksim Gezi Park with a shopping mall and replica Ottoman barracks. Readers note growing cultural tensions as secular and modern Turks oppose perceived authoritarian urban renewal tied to Erdogan era policies. Comments: fharrop projo.com
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Turkey
Istanbul
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Aries
China
Beijing
Lin Huiyin
Mao Zedong
Tibet
Lhasa
Anatolia
Erdogan
America
Europe
You might be a Wash' Warrior 50th reunion piece
Guest column by Bob McDonnell reflecting on the Washington High School class of 1963 and its upcoming 50th reunion in Cedar Rapids. He lists memories and markers of that era, noting the 526 graduates and the enduring Washington Warriors identity from early school days to midcentury life.
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Washington High School
Washington Warriors
Jeff Foxworthy
WHS
Jane
Spot
Puff
WMT
CeMar
Sandy Shore
Henry
Twinkle Hill
Kennedy
Washington High
Cedar Rapids
C.R
Bob McDonnell
Loveland, Colo
Berthoud
Colorado
Surveyor
Gmail
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Garth Bowen
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Las Vegas
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Paris
Romania
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