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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2005
Page
4
A House committee advanced a bill raising the interstate speed limit in Iowa to 70 mph while excluding four lane divided highways. The plan also increases fines and earmarks money for patrol fleet updates, with enforcement as a key issue.
Letters discuss Cal Thomas and adviser Ric Edelman promoting a private RIC E Trust with a $5,000 birth investment and 10 percent growth to fund retirement. They question feasibility and privacy of birth funding while urging Social Security replacement. Also urged: end lifetime felon voting ban, extend smoking ban in restaurants for public health.
A reader protests Million Dollar Baby as an attack on Catholic teaching and calls out its euthanasia scenes while praising The Passion of the Christ and actor Jim Caviezel for his faith. The letter condemns Hollywood and mass media for promoting morally unsafe standards.
A letter recalling prior Linn County Deer Task Force work ends in 1997 with frustration at repeated proposals. The writer critiques trap and transport rounds and habitat protection schemes, noting doubts about rehoming deer and contested deer population theories.
A reader questions the value of disenfranchising felons in Iowa arguing voting rights should not be denied as a core democratic element. The letter cites political leaders and cites a Feb 3 letter calling felons liars and thieves to justify voting rights.
A student notes growing adoption of smoking bans in restaurants. He cites Surgeon General data on secondhand smoke causing serious illnesses and deaths, urging stronger protections for diners and workers. He argues workplaces should be smoke free and aligns with broader public health movement.
A reflection on the King Solomon story of the disputed baby from I Kings and the broader claim that every person holds inestimable value. The piece ties the text to modern ethics, leadership, and the duty to resist evil even when hierarchy demands wrongdoing. It notes both mothers as prostitutes in the tale and discusses access to justice regardless of social status.
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