Linn Area BizPAC offers Political Leadership Academy
The Gazette editorial urges potential public office candidates to consider the Linn Area Political Leadership Academy run by the Linn Area BizPAC. It aims to educate and attract residents for leadership roles in Cedar Rapids and Corridor communities, especially as recovery from the flood continues.
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Linn Area
Bizpac
Cedar Rapids and Corridor
Cedar Rapids Area
Chamber of
Linn Area Political Leadership Academy In Cedar Rapids
A two day academy June 25 to 26 in the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce boardroom invites anyone eyeing public office including incumbents. It is free with registration, featuring experts like Charlie Smithson and Jeff Schott. BizPAC aims to endorse pro business candidates while stressing non agenda driven sessions.
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Linn Area
Commerce-sponsored
Academy
Charlie Smithson
Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board
Jeff Schott
Marion
University of Iowa
Institute of Public Affairs
The
Cedar Rapids
Bizpac
Ralph Russell
ABC to Air Obama White House Show Sparks Free Press Debate
The piece argues ABC may anchor a primetime special from the White House, praising potential ratings while warning that viewers will see the staging more than scrutiny. It stresses the First Amendment guardrails and warns liberal media interdependence risks, citing Scooter Libby trials and 9/11-era coverage.
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Gramming
Obama
White House
Lesley Stahl
Ronald Reagan
The
Network
Charles Gibson
Diane Sawyer
Obama White House
Iraq
Washington
Scooter Libby
Readers weigh police use of force in Des Moines shooting
Letters discuss whether 25 shots were needed to stop a man with a toy gun, question police motives and actions, reference crime data, and compare on‑the‑job risks across professions. Herman Lenz and Tom Riley note D‑Day anniversaries and political angles amid the debate.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
B.S
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Herman Lenz Sumner
Community flood relief marked by garden gift and events
The Home Garden Club of Cedar Rapids delivered large white pots with geraniums, salvia and alyssum to Five Seasons Community Park residents. Cedar River crest reached 20 feet above flood level as Iowa communities recall floods with events Floodstock and Healing the Heartland. Habitat for Humanity and Kurt and Brenda Warner announced a build-a-thon aiding housing. Community figures praise resilience while seeking more aid and funding.
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Home Garden Club of
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Community Park
Cedar River
Iowa
Habitat For Humanity
Kurt
Brenda Warner
Obama health care plan offers alternative option
The June 15 Gazette editorial cartoon claimed Obama’s health care plan would eliminate private insurance. It asserts instead a government run option while denying any forced private policy loss. It notes 45 million uninsured or underinsured still seek care, funded by taxpayers and insured individuals via higher premiums. Tobey Long.
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the Gazette
Obama
Tobey Long Marion
Grassley and Obama clash over petty politics in France visit
A reader notes the June 11 editorial cartoon caption about Sen. Chuck Grassley and President Barack Obama. The comment mentions their time together in the Town Legislature and the oddness of political moves. The piece critiques the presidents visit to France.
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Grassley
Sen
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Congress
Barack Obama
Ehrmanns Message for Youth Integrity at Englert Theater
Amy Ray Kanellis urges packed audiences for a June 25 Ehrmann presentation at the Englert Theater. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Hospital as she credits Kirk Ferentz and Nate Kaeding for arranging the event to promote integrity, honor, and discipline among coaches, mentors, teachers, counselors, parents, and employers serving youths.
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Joe Ehrmann
Ehrmann
Kirk Ferentz
Nate Kaeding
Englert
Children’s Hospital
Amy Ray Kanellis
Iowa City
Upstream detention study eyed for Cedar Rapids flood plan
Cedar Rapids faces a feasibility study by the Army Corps on upstream detention for the Cedar River watershed. Proponents argue detention buys flood protection, reduces flash floods, cuts runoff pollution, stabilizes the aquifer, and lowers long term flood insurance costs. Estimated single city costs exceed 1 billion dollars, suggesting shared funding across Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and downstream communities. Clark Rieke and Don Palmer advocate detention basins, with new hydrology models and aerial lidar advancing cost effective river protection statewide.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Cedar Guest Rapids
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Don Palmer
University of Iowa Hydrology Department
Rob Hogg
University of Iowa
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