Stone Reader screens in Cedar Rapids with Don Mossman tie
Film producer honors Cedar Rapids linked Don Mossman and University of Iowa Writers Workshop while Carmike Theaters show The Stone Reader in Cedar Rapids. Eastern Iowans honor Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Bohr killed in Baghdad. hundreds line routes to his burial. Medical stents get drug release to cut blockages. Hiawatha mayor defends Cedar Rapids Toyota name at new I 380 site.
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Philadelphia
Don Mossman
Cedar Rapids
Writers’ Workshop
University of Iowa
Carmike
Hanks
Mark Moskowitz
Jeffrey Bohr
Baghdad
Ossian
Bohr
Hiawatha
Tom Patterson
Toyota
Patterson
Interstate 380
Boyson Road
Timbuktu Toyota
Marion
Family values clash in manslaughter case and state welfare tracking issue
The article relates Phyllis Nelson’s sentencing for voluntary manslaughter after her husband’s murder and her attorney’s controversial remarks about family values. It notes a mistress’s claim of Nelson’s temper and critiques a potential double standard. It also covers Iowa City’s 19 and older bar ordinance compromise and Tommy Thompson’s push to place welfare-to-work on a federal cabinet level, highlighting a lack of interstate welfare tracking across states.
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William Kutmus
Phyllis Nelson
Nelson
Mary Jo Young
Phyllis
Kutmus
Iona
Silver Tongue
Des Moines
Iowa City
Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin
Bush
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa
Letters on Iraq history protection and Marion flood cures
A reader challenges US Army aims in Baghdad and questions protecting artifacts. The letter also argues Marion’s flood response worsens downstream erosion and suggests sustainable stream management and restrictions on flood plains. It contrasts freedom of speech with harsh regimes and notes public opinion on the presidency.
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University of Iowa
U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
Marion
United States
Afghanistan
Iran
True Americans Call for Respect and Peaceful Disagreement
A community letter urges balanced discussion after 9/11, warning against ridicule and defamation. The author condemns protests against Iraqi freedom while asserting support for free expression and national unity.
Tax fairness would mean fewer uninsured
Greg Scandlen argues that employer paid health coverage provides tax subsidies that keep many insured. He shares personal cost shifts from COBRA to individual plans, cites a $3,000 government subsidy lost when unemployed, and urges refundable tax credits to aid self funded coverage while reducing uninsured rates.
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Greg Scandlen
Knight Ridder
Lexandria
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Galen Institute
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