Worthy idea could rehouse Freeway Express Lounge in New Bohemia
Cedar Rapids entrepreneur Michael Richards proposes gifting Linn County the flooded Freeway Express Lounge and covering moving costs to New Bohemia for renovation into a storefront and upstairs living space. The plan aims to avoid demolition, keep the property on the tax rolls, and reduce county costs. The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights marked its 10th anniversary with outreach and internships. Sixth Judicial District Senior Judge David Remley received the Judicial Achievement Award from the Iowa Association for Justice for promoting justice and human rights, after retiring as chief judge.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Richards
New Bohemia
6Th Judicial District
David Remley
Iowa Association For Justice
Remley
6Th District
Wall Street H1N1 vaccine shift questions Iowa
Representative Bruce Braley questions why H1N1 vaccines were shipped to large Wall Street firms while public clinics for children and high risk individuals lack sufficient supply. State allocations appear inconsistent amid broader discussions of recession era budgeting and a platelet donor shortage at the University of Iowa Hospital.
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Bruce Braley
Iowa
University of Iowa
DeGowin Blood Center
Thanksgiving organ donor pledge drives life gifts
A letter urges Thanksgiving generosity through organ donation with online registration and pamphlets. The author, Joey Keeling of Cedar Rapids, shares personal donation and research registration as part of a broader call to give true meaning to the holiday.
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Joey Keeling
Cedar Rapids
Veterans with ALS Need More VA Support This Veterans Day
Veterans die of ALS at twice the rate of the general public and the VA has apologized for a misaddressed letter. The VA provides disability, health care, and benefits, and readers are urged to press Congress for increased funding and ALS research. Ken Nadermann urges readers to visit als.org for help.
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Congress
ALS Association
Alsa.org
Ken Nadermann
Cedar Rapids
End of an era that never began for Obama
A critical view argues Obama’s momentum faded after New York and New Jersey results. It recalls FDR comparisons, notes Corzine’s defeat, and suggests the White House spins a false morale boost. The piece contends the so-called Obama revolution was phony and the new era never arrived.
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Barack Obama
New York
Virginia
New Jersey
Jon Corzine
Newsweek
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LaGuardia
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Congress
Nancy Pelosi and Co
Corzine
George W. Bush
Health care reform for small businesses in Iowa
Chris Petersen of the Iowa Farmers Union speaks on health care reform for small businesses. A poll by Small Business Majority finds 84 percent want insurance reform and 83 percent back an exchange for affordable coverage. The piece notes bipartisan support and urges action to prevent uninsured status among family farms and rural enterprises.
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Rafmers Uinun
Small Business Majority
Iowa
America
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