Veteran perspective blasts political bravado in military debate
Ronald Orr recalls his 1970 draft, six months in Vietnam, and his view that critics like Cheney Trump and Limbaugh praise war from safety. He questions leaders who tie manhood to orders and insists veterans deserve informed questions and care. Orr, Vietnam veteran and retired guidance counselor, shares lessons from service.
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Vietnam
Des Moines
Trump
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Iowa
Ronald Orr
City proposes costly 34th Street sidewalk overkill
Readers criticize a plan to gut 34th Street from Cedar Valley Christian School to Bever Park for a 6 foot sidewalk. They warn it destroys trees, private property, and homes while questioning the need as traffic is light. The letter contrasts with broader political rants embedded in the same submission.
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34Th Street
Cedar Valley Christian School
Bever Park
Thirty-fourth
Genuine dialogue needed after Orlando shootings and policy debate
Mary Sanchez argues that the Orlando mass shooting should prompt sober policy study and debate rather than partisan theater. She notes Congress stalled on background checks and terror watch list reforms, urging careful evaluation of watch lists and mass shooter psychology to craft effective gun control.
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U.S
America
Congress
Orlando
Christopher Murphy
Connecticut
Senate
Mitch McConnell
NRA
Omar Mateen
Blum updates on Congress work and district outreach
U.S. Rep. Rod Blum outlines his first 17 months in Congress. He emphasizes citizen contact, service fairs, and welfare reform talks while noting support for veterans and a Cedar Rapids post office name honor for Sgt. Terryl Parker. He cites debt, pay-for-budget balance efforts, and returning budget funds.
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Cedar Rapids
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Barack Obama
House
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Washington, D.C
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