Debating immigration policy and zero tolerance
David Harsanyi argues that zero tolerance oversteps humane bounds and critiques Democratic obstruction while noting Republican proposals to reform asylum processing. He warns that executive actions alone cannot fix the system and highlights Flores decree limits, urging concrete legislative solutions over panic and partisan posturing.
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Readers challenge ethics of truth and politics in Cedar Rapids letters
A string of community letters criticizes truth, integrity, and political hypocrisy in Cedar Rapids and Iowa. Writers condemn “alternative facts,” question Opportunity Zones criteria, urge action on border family separations, and demand clear positions from Rep. Blum and senators Grassley Ernst on current policy.
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Koko the gorilla Symbol of Empathy Remembered
Kurt Ullrich reflects on Koko the signing gorilla born at the San Francisco Zoo in 1971. He links her empathy to human emotion, laments cruelty and notes lessons from farmers, mothers, and women about communication and love. Ullrich closes noting he will miss Koko.
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