Mighty Wurlitzer Returns to Cedar Rapids Paramount Theatre
The historic Mighty Wurlitzer organ, heavily flood damaged, is fully restored and back in performance at Cedar Rapids Paramount Theatre. It featured in Orchestra Iowa’s Resurrection concert. Pot hole crews deploy hot asphalt rigs to fill roads, cutting costs and tamping faster. First Lutheran Church serves hot meals Saturdays to 80 to 120 people. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics reduces food waste by 40 percent in 2013 through menu changes and composting.
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Regional Homicides Spike Across Four-Week Period
In a four week span the region recorded seven homicides and nine deaths. Cedar Rapids saw two domestic murder cases while the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama reported two others. Cedar Rapids has four homicides this year, the most since 2006.
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Readers note NSF study findings on public beliefs and campus response
A Washington Post letter cites an NSF study showing 51 percent of Democrats misbelieve astronomy facts and 48.6 percent doubt astrology as science. The piece discusses University of Iowa efforts on survivor support, policy updates, and a call for more staff in violence prevention. It also features a political plea endorsing Steve Rathje for Congress.
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Jim Lindgren
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Hidden law argument sparks Arizona debate on religious rights
Jonah Goldberg argues that modern society shifts from viewing homosexuality as a disorder to a celebrated state, challenging government power to compel conscience. He cites SB 1062 and Jonathan Rauch on hidden law, warning that licensing and public sentiment erode informal ethics and empower regulators to punish refusals.
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Gideons Bible removal at Iowa State Memorial Union Hotel
John Sheda argues against removing Bibles from the Memorial Union Hotel rooms following a single complaint. He notes Gideons placed one Bible per room since 1908, with no proselytizing. urges readers to boycott until Bibles return, framing action as excessive and injudicious.
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