Cedar Rapids News Roundup Highlights Public Safety and Arts
Cedar Rapids reports crime down 3 percent as Police Chief Mike Klappholz stresses ongoing work. The Science Station IMAX upgrades projection for broader movie selection with Lion King screening starting July 18. Iowa farmers gain Grassland Reserve Program benefits after Farm Bill change led by Sen. Tom Harkin. Downtown hosts Fly Wright Just Plane Art exhibit inspired by Grant Wood and Wright brothers, following success of American Gothic statues.
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Science Station
McLeod/Busse
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tom Harkin
Wright
Grant Wood
Wright Brothers
Letter headlines tax cuts and gun policy in Cedar Rapids
The author argues the Bush administration misled on weapons of mass destruction and attacks gun shows and estate sales as not giving assault weapons. praises Rep. Jim Leach and Sen. Grassley for opposing or moderating the tax cut, calls for impeachment and tax fairness, and notes a Cedar Rapids readership in Iowa's 2nd District.
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Iowans For the Prevention
Dean Warner
Cedar Rapids
Bush
Rep
Jim Leach
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Leach
Market visit shows mixed views on peace in Jerusalem
Reporter surveys Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem before the Sabbath and finds Israelis across political lines open to giving back West Bank and Gaza for peace while fearing terror. Most favor Sharon's stance with many willing to discuss a two state solution if guarantees from the U.S. and Europe emerge.
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Jerusalem
Bush
Mahane Yehuda
Ariel Sharon
West Bank
Gaza
Avner Hooja
Iraqi Kurdistan
Likud
Sharon
Fayez Burr
Burr
Hamas
Israel
Yediot Ahronot
Gidon Paz
Pat
Ehud Barak
United States
John Warner
R Va
NATO
George W. Bush
Iverson blocks statewide smoking ban despite public demand
The piece criticizes Senate Majority Leader Stew Iverson for blocking a statewide restaurant smoking ban and urges leaders to let debate proceed. It highlights Rep. Jim Leach's removal from a committee chair due to his Iraq and tax votes, praising his past Banking chair role and suggesting Bush should back him for future leadership. It ends noting Cedar Rapids made a humorous 62nd sweatiest city list by Old Spice.
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Senate
Stew Iverson
Cedar Rapids
Old Spice
Deodorant Company
Ten Commandments in Alabama Courtroom Spurs Supreme Court Appeal
An Alabama Chief Justice defends a 5200 pound granite Ten Commandments sculpture in the state courthouse rotunda citing religious tradition while U.S. courts challenge its status as an establishment of religion. The piece has sparked a national debate on secularism and the role of faith in law.
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Alabama
Roy Moore
Etowah County
Moore
Supreme Court
U.S
God
South Dakota
Arizona
Montgomery
Georgia
West Union
Ohio
America
Colorado
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Chuck Grassley
Mideast
Trudy Rubin
Philadephia Inquirer
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Coralville
Queen of Hearts
Mother Nature
Banking and Financial Services Committee
The
Los Angeles Times
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