Medical upgrade expands lung cancer diagnosis access in Iowa City
Eastern Iowans gain endoscopic ultrasound for airway tumors and cancer screening at Mercy Iowa City and University Hospitals. The new scope avoids surgery for initial cancer identification and inflammation checks.
Letters call for peace and critique of perpetual war
A reader argues for a new direction and efforts toward peace in Iraq, urging resilience and national spirit. They reference a card about choosing between violence and cooperation, criticize ongoing war, and oppose linking Iraqis and Saddam Hussein to 9/11.
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Iraq
Russell Fatelown City
Jesus
Saddam Hussein
Christians and Muslims clash over faith in war rhetoric
A letter argues religion divides opinion on the war on terrorism in the United States. It questions Christian zeal, praises President Bush's resolve, and defends Jefferson's Quran at a swearing in, noting that forced faith erodes civil rights.
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Bush
Keith Ellison
D-Minn
America
Ellison
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Iraq
Holocaust archive open to scholars sparks renewed urgency
The International Tracing Service archive holding 17 million camp and postwar records faces digitization and wider access after years of restricted entry. Political and technical hurdles linger as nations grapple with treaty changes and urgency to reveal documents before more victims pass away.
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Nyone
Otto Frank
Anne Frank
Yivo Institute For Jewish Research
New York City
International Tracing Service
Third Reich
Dachau
Buchenwald
ICRC
Holland
United States
Israel
Poland
Luxembourg
France
Arthur Berger
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Iran
Tehran
Bad Arolsen
Gambling problems rise in Iowa amid expansion talk
Iowa sees a 17 percent rise in gambling treatment requests in one year and 22 percent over two years as communities press for new casinos. Crime links to gambling are suggested anecdotally, prompting calls for state action to curb the trend.
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University of Iowa Law
New Orleans
Iowa Law
Iowa
Vegas Strip
Bush Not The Worst President In History
A reader disputes a March 2 letter claiming Bush is among history’s worst and defends his war choices. The writer argues the Electoral College preserves broad voting voices and warns of worse outcomes under Kerry or Gore, noting potential harm from Islamic extremist attacks.
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Bush
Iraq
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Oval Office
John Kerry
al Gore
Letters Call for Peace Focus and Budget Reforms
A reader responds to a February 6 Gazette wire story on Bush's defense heavy budget proposing peace plans and fiscal restraint. They urge following the Iraq Study Group and pursuing serious diplomacy with Middle East nations to end the war and reduce long term costs.
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the Gazette
Bush
Iraq
Congress
Dave Loebsack
Question on Overpopulation and Its Grim Consequences
A reader writes about overpopulation as the root cause of many global problems. The piece imagines a gorilla in a room as a metaphor and suggests catastrophe through mass starvation disease and war as nature's response. The author asks what prompted the letter.
Fair-share bill argued as fair for all workers
A reader defends a proposed fair-share bill, arguing it keeps right to work, makes nonunion workers pay for union services, and compares supporting unions to tipping servers in a restaurant. The letter urges passage to ensure fair contribution by all workers.
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Fair Share
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