Picking the right drug card for Iowa seniors
The Gazette urges careful choice of the new prescription drug card program. Seniors should compare options, consult trusted advisers, and use reliable sources like medicare.gov and 1 800 MEDICARE. Emphasizes eligibility, credits for low-income seniors, and avoiding scams.
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Iowa
Medicare.gov
Cat focus sparks ire as Cedar Rapids fire displaces elderly residents
Readers condemn media emphasis on a cat during an April 14 Cedar Rapids fire that gutted an apartment on C Street NW. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but many residents lost their homes, prompting calls for better attention to human victims.
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C Street
Cedar Rapids
Betty West
Freud
Jeanne Rogers
Swift
Cedar
Michigan
Hamtramck
Mich
C.R
Jesus Christ
Ray Buck
Unproven ideology shapes Bush policy says reader
Kevin Racer argues in strong terms that unproven ideology guided George W. Bush's policymaking He claims the White House clung to Cold War thinking and neoclassical models and accuses Bush of illegal Iraq invasion and undemocratic conduct The letter mixes political accusation with personal protest and calls for arrest for war crimes.
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Richard Clarke
Paul O'Neill
Bush
Bush White House
George Bush
Iraq
Congress
United Nations
M.P
Bill Clinton
al Gore
Kevin Racer
Cedar Rapids
Broadbands need competition from wireless providers
John Moran argues that broadband growth proves demand but shows only two wired options. He urges cell-phone carriers to upgrade networks to offer high speed, mobile access, contending wireless could curb prices and spur service improvements despite cost and reliability hurdles.
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John Mora
Pew Internet & American Life Project
America
John B. Horrigan
United States
Slowed Enforcement Sought for Heavy Trucks on Road
A reader questions police focus on seat belt enforcement over speed checks for semi-trailers. They cite evasive replies from two county sheriffs and contend statewide bias in enforcement due to funding. The writer argues 80,000 pound trucks pose greater danger than lighter vehicles.
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Maggie Tinsman
Rbettendorf
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