Task Force End May Be Overstated In Name Only
The Metro Narcotics Task Force may be dissolving in name not function. Cedar Rapids Marion Linn County agencies will maintain monthly and weekly meetings as grants dry up. Marion joins federal DEA task force with Cedar Rapids and Linn County, plus FBI and others, maintaining cooperation and shared labs and expertise.
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Metro
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Gazette
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
Linn County
Byrne
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Portrays First Lady at Last
The article notes a Friday ceremony revealing a memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt, the first presidential consort depicted among great leaders. It highlights her work as a humanitarian, her UN role after FDR’s death, and muses on future memorials possibly honoring women and husbands alongside presidents.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin
Life goes on after floods as a baseball game resumes
A taxi driver recalls the 1993 Missouri River flood near Grand Forks and Hurricane Andrew’s destruction, noting that life continues. The author shares personal loss, a mistaken perception of looting, and a childlike baseball game on a flooded field as a symbol that people endure.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Kansas City
Missouri River
Red River
Evening News
South
Florida
Alcohol and graduation ban guidance for teens and parents
A guidance piece from Helping Services for Northeast Iowa urges parents to avoid serving alcohol at graduation celebrations. It warns minors face penalties and drivers risk losing licenses. suggests safe alternatives like games, non alcoholic drinks, memory books, and photos. Contact details for more information are provided.
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Northeast Iowa
Katherine Shaner
Decorah
IBEW Volunteers Support Cedar Rapids Children's Home Over Years
The Hawkeye Labor Council Community Service honors IBEW Local 1862 for decades of help to Cedar Rapids Children’s Home. Volunteers gathered gifts from Collins Radio and local sponsors, expanding from 10 to 15 children to 60 plus, coordinating with Tanager Place and counselors to fulfill wish lists and provide items and recreation funds.
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Hawkeye Labor Council
IBEW
Tanager Place
Ibew 1362
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Collins Radio Co
Gingrich reprimanded by colleagues for ethics violations
Cyril Reilly argues Gingrich faced a formal reprimand and a $300,000 fine after colleagues found ethical violations, insisting the wording of editorial remarks should reflect the severity rather than minimize the misconduct.
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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Charles Manson
Jeffrey Dahmer
Cyril Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Ellen DeGeneres’ Coming Out Seen as Groundbreaking
In an April 29 letter the writer argues Ellen does not break new ground since other prime time shows featured similar elements. He asserts Ellen is the first series with both lead character and actress openly out. He notes Roseanne incidents involved non lead characters and tokens. Coming out is seen as visibility with risks of rejection or harm, but essential for self honesty.
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Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen
Sandra Bernhardt
Fleecing of America debate prompts Medicare concerns
Clement Lynch of Independence questions Medicare cuts and tax fairness in Washington. He cites a 50 percent Medicare cut in April and asks if the current rhetoric hides a broader fleecing of America, referencing Social Security, taxes, and Jim Leach’s prior investigation.
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Donna Shalala
U.S
Job Shadowing Boosts Students Career Choices Across Area Schools
One school year 1,109 high school juniors and seniors from 13 area high schools shadowed 107 businesses and 207 professionals. The Careers 101 program exposed students to over 172 career options from accounting to zoology, building essential skills and workforce awareness.
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Careers 101
Gazette letter submission policy and contact details
The Gazette outlines a 300 word limit for letters and requires name, street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer’s name and hometown will be published. Submissions may be sent to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or by FAX or email.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gun dealing seen as brotherhood amid dealer decline
The Sunday front page notes a shrinking number of gun dealers and frames the trend as cause for celebration by the dealers themselves. It argues the trade should stay a brotherhood not a greed driven business, criticizing anti infringement lobbyists.
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Pat Marshall
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