Local bans grow on ultimate fighting in Iowa towns
The Gazette notes Belle Plaine banned amateur boxing and ultimate fighting after a "semi riot" at the American Legion hall. Other cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa City regulate rather than ban. Shenandoah plans a debate after a severe injury spurred council discussion. Local action may spread as popularity grows.
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Belle Plaine
American Legion Hall
James Daily
Kris Hudson
Gazette
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Shenandoah
Richard Hunt
Insurance mandates and health reform proposals
Readers urge universal health coverage and a public option to reduce costs and taxpayer burden. They cite uninsured numbers, long term care reform, and home based services as cost effective, plus personal stories on hospital bills and access to care.
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Roger Alton
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Iowa
AARP
Chuck Grassley
Gail Hirtz
North
Liberty
Market visits show sparse vendor turnout downtown
A resident notes poor market turnout with only four vendors at the Eighth Avenue farmers market on June 4 and seven vendors at Greene Square Park on June 11, expressing disappointment and concerns about citywide marketplace staffing.
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Eighth Avenue
Greene Square Park
Abortion Debate Centered on Rights of Unborn Child
The article argues abortion cannot be justified by the unborn child who cannot speak for itself. It frames the moral question around whose rights take precedence and notes the impossibility of the fetus voicing its own stance.
Pendulum swings on diversity in admissions debates
A columnist argues that diversity aims have shifted sharply from earlier affirmative action ideals. He contrasts Thomas and Marshall with Sotomayor and Obama, noting reverse discrimination fears and the risk of Latino students rejecting labeled opportunities, urging focus on merit and opportunity beyond labels.
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Sonia Sotomayor
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Yale Law School
Sotomayor
Iines
Princeton
Law Review
Yale
Marshall
Cially
America
D.C
Barack Obama
Boathouse Cruel Bureaucracy Threatens Ellis Harbor
Todd Dorman argues the Iowa Department of Natural Resources aims to extinguish Ellis Boat Harbor boathouses by strict rules and non transferability. He recalls flood damage, defends preserving the working waterfront, and urges a balance between public access and property rights with input from locals and officials.
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Ellis Boat Harbor
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Iowa
Jennifer Lancaster
Lancaster
Chuck Wieneke
Mary Lundby
Lundby
West Lake Okoboji
Joe
Jane
Department
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