FBI interview with Cedar Rapids Imam raises concerns
The Gazette editorial defends the FBI for questioning Imam Taha Tawil amid an investigation into Middle East terrorist threats. It argues the agents pursued a potential lead, treated Tawil fairly, and that good police work checks unlikely avenues, despite community unease over ethnicity.
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Cedar Rapids
Middle East
FBI
Taha Tawil
Islamic Mosque and Center
Tawil
Lebanon
U.S
Jerusalem
The
Gazette
Westdale chosen for west side branch library move
Trustees decide to relocate the west side library from Edgewood Road to Westdale Mall expanding to 1440 square feet. Despite opposition over higher rent and access concerns, officials argue the site better serves more people and preserves the downtown main library as a full resource center.
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First Street
Twelfth Avenue
Iran Contra Reflections on McFarlane and Accountability
The piece argues Bud McFarlane admitted presidential approval of Iran arms sales amid denials and urges accountability for misjudgment and possible criminality. It questions top-level culpability, notes Casey's death as a barrier to full disclosure, and calls for lessons to deter future secret lawbreaking.
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Washington
Reagan White House
Bud McFarlane
Iran
McFarlane
Ayatollah
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Bud
Congress
George Bush
Bush
Nicaragua
Poindexter
North
Secord
Hakim
White House
William J. Casey
Beirut
CIA
John Poindexter
Bill Casey
New York Times Service
Citizens urge Cedar Rapids to halt branch move to Westdale Mall
Letters criticize the library board led by Director Armitage and trustees for relocating the Kenwood and Edgewood branches to Westdale Mall. They cite safety concerns for children and elderly patrons, higher costs at Edgewood Plaza, and petitions favoring the Edgewood Plaza site. The writers accuse directors of shifting from serving patrons to courting non users and reducing library services to mainly fiction for all ages. Diane and Rob Johnson and five others sign the plea.
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Westdale
Edgewood
Cedar Rapids
Canney
Library Board
Westdale Mall
Kenwood
Armitage
Westside
Edgewood Plaza
West Side
Library Board of Trustees
West-Side
Tom Armitage
Nancy McHugh
Jim Lamb
Lew Eells
Curran Rosser
Farmer loan forgiveness and library board fallout
The letter criticizes government loan forgiveness for 100,000 farmers and links it to farm losses, high debt, low crop prices, and bank bailouts. It also condemns Cedar Rapids library budget changes to move services to Westdale Mall, plus political shifts and authority concerns affecting public safety in 1989.
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Jaeger
Rosdail
Floyd Bergen
Palestinians die for freedom echoing Warsaw resistance
A polemical piece draws a parallel between Jewish bravery in Warsaw against Nazis and Palestinians facing Israeli forces. It argues Palestinians fight for homes, life, liberty, and faith while condemning Zionist tactics as oppressive and urges reflection on Jewish history and current events.
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Warsaw
Poland
Corrections to March 11 letter corrections note
The March 11 letter mislisted Doris and Ed Grubhoffer address. It should read Gilbert Aziz. The letter also duplicates Marguerite and Bob Nunn names from the Grubhoffer co signers.
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Doris
Ed Grubhoffer
Gilbert
Aziz
Marguerite
Bob Nunn
Grubhoffer
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Dave Morris
Northern Ireland
Bill Rossey
Hassan Igram
Rossey
Igram
Edgewood Road
William Safire
Robert McFarlane
the Gazette
Diane
Rob Johnson
Jacelyn
Bob Jaeger
Iowa
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