Unity and reflection after the congressional baseball attack
The Gazette urges calm after the shooting that wounded five during a Republican baseball practice. It notes the shooter targeted political leaders and stresses that only the assailant is responsible. Readers are urged to reject demonization and seek bipartisan unity.
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Rodney Davis
America
Davis
CNN
U.S
Gabby Giffords
Barack Obama
James T. Hodgkinson
Donald Trump
Trump
House
Paul Ryan
Nancy Pelosi
Ship of state adrift amid waves of accusations
The letter compares the current political situation to a shipwreck and questions how to address Russian interference and cover ups. It argues that leaders offer little clarity and suggests inspiration from a higher source is needed to set a proper course.
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Gordon Lightfoot
Affordable Care Act faces criticism and stalled changes
Ced ar Rapids reader Juergen Bruckner argues the Affordable Care Act is broken claiming Iowa will lack coverage as costs exceed premiums. He says changes trigger left outrage, notes Medicare style reforms, penalties for gaming the system, and calls for Republican compromise to move the bill in Senate but finds no agreement.
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Nancy Pelosi
Iowa
Rod Blum
Senate
Blum
Juergen Bruckner
Cedar Rapids
France shows voters rallying to a radical center in Macron win
Froma Harrop notes France shifted from polarized politics to a centrist surge behind Emmanuel Macron. Voters backed En Marche! despite critiques of pro business policy, while Putin taunts and EU strains shape a new phase. The piece suggests U.S. opponents could learn to embrace a decisive centrist strategy. Macron’s youth, door to door campaign, and EU stance frame a model for moderating populism.
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France
U.S
Marine le Pen
Emmanuel Macron
Macron
Donald Trump
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Putin
Russia
White House
En Marche
Iowa City halts building permits for high occupancy rentals
Iowa City approves a temporary moratorium on new building permits for projects that increase rental units near student neighborhoods. Officials fear removal of familial occupancy limits will prompt more single-family homes becoming high density rentals, with plans to regulate future high occupancy units after the moratorium ends.
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Iowa City
Casey Cook
Jim Throgmorton
Throgmorton
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