Regional ambulance service push aims for area-wide coverage
The Gazette endorses regional ambulance operation over separate town services. It notes Area Ambulance Service seeks county and city agreements to cover 250 square miles including Cedar Rapids and Marion, while Mercy Medical Center subsidizes the current system. The piece argues Hiawatha should stay joined to regional efforts to avoid weakening care and stresses broader coalition support with expanded board representation.
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Iowa
Hiawatha
Marion
Area Ambulance Service
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Fairfax
Springville
Area Ambulance
Linn County
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carol Watson
City of
Board of Supervisors
Watson
How sad to see true priorities amid war talk
A reader questions what to do now after war began and critiques imperialism and oil war aims. They oppose sending armies or escalating conflicts and voice distrust of government, referencing real and imagined figures and security fears at the border and abroad.
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America
Bush
Vladimir Putin
China
Iran
North Korea
U.S
India
Minutemen
Cort Stapleton
Cedar Rapids
Immigration rancor as politicians dodge border enforcement
The piece argues America is addicted to cheap labor and cheap prices, not enforcement. It cites Schwarzenegger’s border remark and officials like Tancredo, noting Congress struggles to act amid post 9/11 fears and employer incentives. It critiques sanctions enforcement and the broader policy gap.
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San Francisco
Arnold Schwarzenegger
California
Mexico
United States
Bush
Hillary Clinton
D-N.y
Congress
White House
Possum
Tom Tancredo
R-Corp
Fox News Channel
Bill O’reilly
Tancredo
Pols
Washington
Humorous design theory argued as equal option in schools
The author questions why a theory that invisible Martians created Earth as a theme park is not discussed alongside evolution and intelligent design. They note lack of conclusive proof on all sides and frame the Mars creators as another competing hypothesis amid debates on education.
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Psst
Kansas
Rex Clemmensen
Iowa City
Earth
Lax Border Fears and Nuclear Threat Speculation
Opinion piece argues border laxity could allow suitcase nuclear devices to enter the United States via Mexico, with claims of Russian-sourced nuke components assembled in Afghanistan and transported through intelligence networks. Writers speculate on timing for attacks and possible gang involvement, raising fear about Independence Day as a potential target.
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Mexico City
United States
Afghanistan
Mexico
Russia
Organ Society Delivers Entertaining Cedar Rapids Show
The Cedar Rapids Area Theater Organ Society and David Wickerham performed on the Mighty Wurlitzer at the Paramount Theatre on May 1 with Laurel and Hardy silent film accompaniment. Over 1,650 fifth graders attended a May 2 repeat, as CRATOS offers three diverse concerts yearly to foster theater organ appreciation at no cost to students.
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Cedar Rapids
Cratos
the Paramount
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