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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2014
Page
5
An Iowa editorial argues the state should replace the 1998 Criminal Transmission of HIV law with a science based law. It notes the old statute punished non transmission acts, discouraged testing, and miscast risk, urging Branstad to sign a reform bill that targets intentional harm and promotes testing and treatment.
Readers criticize Cedar Rapids casino efforts and free enterprise limits while contrasting state spending and growth in Des Moines and Iowa City. The letter also recalls an April Honor Flight experience and questions justice in police use of deadly force.
Kathleen Parker argues against the premise that state killing delivers justice. She cites the Oklahoma Lockett execution failure to question humane methods and warns that endorsing executions makes society complicit in murder. She favors life imprisonment over capital punishment and stresses the need for true civility rather than vengeance.
This item lists how to submit letters by email or mail including the newsroom email address Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and a contact phone number 319 398 8262 plus the handle jeff.Tecklenburg at sourcemedia net for questions. It outlines formatting expectations and submission channels.
Iowa readers respond as DNA revisits 2012 rule requiring 4 inches of topsoil on new home sites. Critics say the rule protects water quality and yard viability while supporters warn of construction costs. Open public session set for May 29 in Des Moines to hear comments.
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