Quadruplets in Wichita draw ads and donations
A Wichita couple’s four boys born April 5 are two pairs of identical twins. They hired Lottridge Advertising to solicit donations and media attention, created a family Web site and logo, while the father serves in the Army Reserve. The row raises questions about commercialization of charity and the couple’s need to protect their home.
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Wichita
Kan
Christina
Patrick Tetrick
Tetricks
Mom
Dad
Army
Lottridge
Puny response to pipe bomb attacks criticized nationwide
A reader blasts the Postal Service for advising rural residents to check mailboxes for bombs rather than mail carriers. He questions safety, calls for National Guard involvement, and urges accountability for officials and policy handlers.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
National Guard
the Gazette
USPS
War's victims of circumstance and a Palestinian tale
A Palestinian boy Odeh loses family in 1948 near Jaffa and seeks refuge in El Birel. He later earns a track scholarship at Simpson College while his relatives remain in Palestine. The piece frames Palestinian suffering, calls for unbiased history, and discusses ongoing tensions and activism in the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
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Odeh
Jaffa
Mediterranean
Jewish Zionist Organization
el Birel
West Bank
United Nations
Simpson College
Indianola
Palestine
Sandra Bruns
Cedar Rapids
Tax-cut game hurts Iowa budget and deficit outlook
Arthur A. Small Jr argues that 1995 to 2000 tax cuts eroded Iowa’s surplus, creating a growing $400 million shortfall and an $875 million cumulative impact by 2002. He cites 43 cuts, contested Beacon Hill Institute claims, and calls for reexamining fiscal assumptions and beefing the rainy day fund.
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Arthur A. Small Jr
Iowa
Rod Boshart
Ron Corbett
Beacon Hill Institute
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dwight Dinkla
R-Guthrie Center
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
University of Iowa
Gretchen Tegeler
Department of Management
Terry Branstad
Jim Lind
R-Waterloo
Gazette letter submission guidelines
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words with name street address and daytime phone required. Only name and hometown will publish. send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Grim outlook for Viola landfill site near Wapsipinicon River
A long range study flags a 565 acre Viola landfill stretching from County Home Road to near the river with potential groundwater and river pollution. Bluestem maps appear to omit river features while estimates vary on a 40 to 70 year service life. Residents question funding tens of millions for a river ditch and await better waste technologies.
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Viola
County Home Road
Wapsipinicon
Bluestem
Springville
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
U S withdrawal from Rome Statute unfavorable for world justice
The Bush administration pulls the United States from the Rome Statute forming the International Criminal Court. Critics argue the move harms U S leadership, weakens treaty structure, strains allies, and could raise risks to American troops by ceding influence over tribunal rules. The ICC opens July 1 regardless.
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Bush Administration
United States
International Criminal Court
U.S
America
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Earkote
Musselman
Church of the Nativity
Los Angeles Times
International Solidarity Movement
ISM
Israel
Palestinian
Jerusalem
Micah Shristi
Iowa City
Palestinian Authority
Nathan Musselman
Senate Appropriations Committee
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