Postville Hopes For Recovery After Immigration Raid Anniversary
Postville Iowa marks a year since the Agriprocessors raid that left nearly 400 workers arrested and the plant in bankruptcy. The town faces job losses, business closures, vacant homes, rising taxes, and strained public funds while church and community groups aid immigrant families awaiting court hearings. Recovery efforts include aid coalitions and a regional planning effort with the University of Iowa to map a long term revival.
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Nce
Iowa
Postville
Agriprocessors
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
University of Iowa
Institute of Public Affairs
Best Bet Ignore Do Not Call Violators
A frustrated writer vents about repeated calls offering credit card rate cuts and extended car warranties. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller notes such culprits are nearly impossible to trace. The writer, on the do not call list, reports numbers without relief. Calls persist as telemarketers seek information and credit card numbers. The writer plans to connect caller ID as a solution.
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Iowa
Tom Miller
Frustrated business owner cites flood insurance denial and biased claims
A small firm recounts denying flood and sewer backstop coverage despite past premiums. A drunk customer injures herself, later sues for negligence, while the insurer settles. The piece also honors Iowa same sex marriage licenses issued April 27 and public support for equal rights.
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Kevin Hoover
Grace Baptist Church
Channel 2 News
Iowa
America
Linn County
Recorder’s Office
Supreme Court weighs scaling back Voting Rights Act protections
The piece analyzes whether Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, requiring preclearance for certain jurisdictions, remains necessary as demographics shift. It notes congressional reauthorization in 2006, ongoing racial progress, and concerns about discrimination persisting in covered states like Mississippi Georgia and South Carolina. The author cites NAACP LDF president John Payton and Rep. John Lewis and urges vigilance against eroding civil rights protections.
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South
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
John Payton
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
John Lewis
America
White House
Dren
Obama
Feds
Msanchez
Kcstar.com
Gazette Editorial Board Contact List
The Gazette public notice lists staff roles including Publisher Dave Storey Editor Lyle Muller and Opinion Page Editor Jeff Tecklenburg along with the Information Content Conductor Steve Buttry and Chairman Joe Hindkey. It provides a contact phone number 319 398 8262 for the opinion page editor and an email address jeff teckienburg bazcomm com.
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the Gazette
Dave Storey
Lyle Muller
Jeff Tecklenburg
Steve Buttry
Jeff.teckienburg
Bazcomm.com
Cedar Rapids mayoral race seen as pivotal moment
In Cedar Rapids the mayoral contest is framed as a decisive, high stakes election. Voters show strong interest as candidates stake a claim to leadership after the flood, with the winner shaping redevelopment and guiding recovery efforts for the city’s future. Todd Dorman notes the office’s potential clout and the campaign’s significance.
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WMT
Bob Bruce
Cedar Rapids
Bruce
Kay Halloran
Economic Planning and Redevelopment Corp
City Flood
Superman
Feds
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One America
Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star
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Hasette
Todd Dorman
Jennifer Hemmingsen
Chuck Peters
Gazette Communications
Joe Hindkey
Wsen
Todd
Dorman
Gazcomm.com
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