Right to fair trial should prevail in transcript release
Reader argues for protecting a defendant's right to a fair trial over immediate publication of taped telephone transcripts in a Linn County murder case. The Cedar Rapids Gazette letter supports judge's order restricting release until after the trial, while acknowledging public interest in emergency call handling.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Verne Marshall
Mark Bowden
Linn County District Court
Bowden
Why is one mother charged and the other admired
A reader questions why a mother facing five counts of child neglect for leaving a child unattended is criticized while J K Rowling is celebrated for writing Potter. The note compares public judgments of parenting and fame.
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J.K. Rowling
Three reader notes on cooking signs and signs grammar
A pie tip notes tin foil to shield crusts from burning before oven use. A humorous exchange questions whether a Cedar Rapids plastic surgery center sign should read Plastic Surgery Center, debating who chooses wording and the surgeon or the sign painter.
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Cedar Rapids
Glass Road
Plastic Surgical Center
Larry
Plastic Surgery Center
Bruthers
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