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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 2009
Page
4
Cedar Rapids council member Monica Vernon blasts the slow substation opening on First Avenue and proposes a temporary facility at 1500 Second Ave SE while the permanent site is completed. The annual Freedom Festival honors several volunteers and community leaders for their service and impact.
Reports from Eastern Iowa describe babies left alone in vehicles in extreme heat. A separate incident on Cedar Rapids First Avenue SE saw Tina Townsend attacked during a tire change, cash stolen, and suspect Thomas M. Kelly arrested. Iowa faces rising road repair costs and aging bridges.
Letter writers discuss Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to drop anesthesia coverage after July 1, sharing painful personal experiences and questioning budgetary motives. Other readers weigh water quality, public health options, and hate crime debates, citing policy, environment, and equality concerns.
Senate record shows Sen. Chuck Grassley voted against mortgage relief for struggling homeowners and supported lending institutions. Lobbyists for mortgage and private equity industries hosted a fundraising event at The Monocle after his vote. Durbin’s foreclosure relief measure failed in Senate though House passed it. Trish Nelson Iowa City.
A columnist mocks the press for its sudden criticism of Obama after questions at a White House briefing. The piece blasts media bias narratives, jokes about fly coverage, and notes polls claim press tilts left while congratulating tough questioning as a rare moment of accountability.
Glenn Chatfield of North Liberty provides a counterpoint to common same sex marriage objections. He challenges morality claims equating sexuality with behavior, notes civil rights limits, and discusses church state roles versus societal definitions of marriage.
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