District meetings reshape City Council outreach in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids five district council members hold first ward meetings to engage neighbors. Kris Gulick and Jerry McGrane of Districts 1 and 3 led the push for regular in-person sessions while Sarah Henderson of District 2 planned a Mount Mercy College campus gathering. Districts electors note the novelty after a century of at large representation.
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David Wallace
Dennis Wangeman
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Fifield
Daryl Spivey
Kris Gulick
Jerry McGrane
Sarah Henderson
Edar Rapids
Mount Mercy College
McGrane
Brokeback Mountain fuels debate on gay rights in Heartland
In the Heartland the gay rights movement mirrors national trends with cautious progress and setbacks. Rob ert Caldwell of Mount Vernon notes mixed signals as society advances yet more work remains, while the film Brokeback Mountain earns Oscar buzz as supporters claim it shifts attitudes on homosexuality.
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the Gazette
Fears rise as sectarian violence grips Baghdad mosques
In Baghdad violence erupts from Sunni mosques to Shiite holy sites in what authorities call sectarian clashes. By nightfall at least 68 people are dead and fears of civil war deepen as talks to form a government falter and plans to draw down U S troops loom. The Abdel Hadi Chalabi Shiite mosque bombing in Hurriyah kills 23.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Abdel Hadi
Iraq reports 379 killed in sectarian violence after Samarra blast
Iraqi government says 379 dead and 458 wounded as of 4 p.m. Tuesday in Samarra related sectarian violence. Washington Post cites over 1,300 deaths in reprisal attacks, while prosecutors allege Saddam OK'd executions. A gas-station bombing in east Baghdad kills 23 others.
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Samarra
Washington Post
Saddam
U.S
Iraq
Larson controversy over Minnesota Iraq ads sparks cross-state dispute
Iowa state Senator Chuck Larson faces heat over TV ads by Families United, featuring Gold Star families urging completion of the Iraq mission. A Minneapolis station rejected the first ad as misleading, prompting reactions from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and bloggers amid a wider media debate.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Minnesota
Families United
Larson
U.S
Iraq
Minneapolis
Democratic
Brian Melendez
Online Ads Share Larson Support Network Details
Online notes point readers to midwest heroes.com for TV ads and to families united mission.com for Larson family support group details. The references imply a coordinated public outreach and community aid effort.
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Midwest Heroes.com
Larson
Families United Mission
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Mount Vernon
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Jake Gyllenhaal
PT Se Ae Oko
Iowa City
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Chuck Larson
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