Prison not right place for mentally ill in Iowa
The Gazette argues that many Iowans with serious mental illness end up in jail due to gaps in community care and hospital beds. It cites a Treatment Advocacy Center study showing one in six inmates is seriously mentally ill and calls for expanded mental health funding, community services, and mental health courts to reduce incarceration and long term costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Treatment Advocacy Center
National Sheriffs’ Association
America
Letters on traffic, safety lanes, and civic concerns in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader advocates keeping Second and Third Avenues as one way corridors with side safety lanes and guards plus upper levels over the street. The piece also covers traffic diversions during First Avenue construction, emergency access concerns, a CPS3 study at Kirkwood, and commentary on Branstad and local editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
American Cancer Society
Iowa
Carroll
Relay For Life
First Avenue
17Th Street SE
Cottage Grove SE
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
France’s burqa ban shows Europe’s immigration clash
Opinion argues the French plan to fine veiled Muslim women reveals cultural fear and failed integration policies. It compares Europe’s struggles to the United States, noting growth in legal immigration and the need for mature, inclusive approaches rather than fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolas Sarkozy
France
Europe
America
Latin America
Margie McHugh
National Center On
The
Council Grants Summer Break for Cedar Rapids Meetings
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett won council approval to erase five summer meetings and shift toward a two meetings per month schedule. The move aims to reduce the load on the part time council while staff take vacation. The plan prompts questions about renovations, a city manager search, and the future of local landmarks and projects.
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Edar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Ron
Corbett
Ron Squad
Tom Podzimek
Cowboy
Allan Thoms
Central Fire Station
Army Corps of Engineers
Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Margaritaville
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Kirkwood
Shirlee Strilich
Branstad
Gazette
Marilyn Wilbert
Center Point
Ing
Paris
Migration Policy Institute
United States
Msanchez
Kestar.com
Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star
Council
Todd
Dorman
Gazcomm.com
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