Editorial: Honoring Iowa service members and memorials
The Gazette urges honoring all who sacrificed in military service and notes Iraq casualties nearing two years of U.S. intervention. It calls for a united memorial for veterans across eras, stresses smaller future actions, and cites the death of Oelwein's Seth Garceau as a reminder of the need for remembrance.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Serbia
Somalia
Lebanon
Oelwein
Seth Garceau
Retiring Iowa City police chief embodies lawman virtues
Winkeshake will retire July 1 after 16 years as chief. He modeled openness, even temper, and strong ethics while pushing training, crime prevention, and investigations. He advocated public input and community policing and urged regional cooperation including a joint dispatch center. The city seeks a successor to continue these efforts.
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Iowa City
Winkeshake
Winkelhake
Johnson County
R J. Winkeshake
Iowa
Eric Shaw
Tax talk and Cedar Rapids notes on a teacher’s case
Letter writers debate a proposed one percent sales tax and the morality of taxing necessities. They condemn Cedar Rapids School District handling and urge fairness in the sex offender registry, praising reporter balance while urging justice over appearance.
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Louis van Marm
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Taft Middle School
Gene LeVasseur
Iowa
LeVasseur
Taft
Alford
The
Gazette
Mark Bowden
Gawatte
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Ken Slaughter
Nam
Veterans fight benefits cuts amid defense budget strains
Veterans push back against proposed cuts to benefits as Pentagon warns of $100 billion cost over six years. Bush tax cuts, inflation, and medical care funding shape a heated debate with veterans groups demanding $31.2 billion for medical care while current proposals fall short.
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America
U.S
Afghanistan
Iraq
David Chu
Pentagon
Congress
Chu
Wall Street Journal
Bush
India
China
Thomas H. Corey
Vietnam Veterans of America
Bush Ad
Corey
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Korea
Vietnam
Public pressure drives teacher inquiry in Iowa case
Officials in the Cedar Rapids School District face backlash over alleged underhanded tactics aimed at ruining a dedicated teacher's career. The piece frames a spurious accusation as a personal dilemma between court action or private plea, noting Iowa's probation misgivings and a looming harsher penalty.
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State of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Reader questions publishing judge info
A reader condemns a March 5 article for publishing a judge's photo and home details after a federal judge's family was murdered. The letter argues the information was unnecessary and dangerous amid personal attacks on authority figures.
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Gazette
David Hansen
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