The auto industry too big not to fail
Edward Niedermeyer argues regulators must address systemic defect origins as automakers rely on suppliers. He notes GM ignition recalls and Takata airbags show the risks of scale and supplier dependence. He predicts autonomous vehicles could cut car ownership and urges industry-wide quality shifts.
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General Motors
Takata
Honda
Chrysler
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Readers critique negative campaigning and voting outlook
Letters discuss election negativity and desire for candidate plans, praise veterans care, and complaints about driver’s license consolidation and historic preservation. Readers emphasize positive platforms, local services, and preservation of Cedar Rapids history.
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Thomas Miller
Miller
Emilee Bean
Chelsea
Uber under fire as execs discussed digging for dirt on journalists
Froma Harrop notes Uber's image trouble grows as an executive floated hiring investigators to probe journalists. Emil Michael suggested spending up to 1 million dollars to examine journalists' private lives, provoking privacy concerns and questions about accountability.
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Uber Exec
Emil Michael
BuzzFeed News
Uber
Michael
Guest Column By Pramod Dwivedi And Katie Jones
Pramod Dwivedi and Katie Jones present a joint column exploring policy, community impact, and diverse perspectives. The piece analyzes current debates, highlights local concerns, and urges civic engagement without endorsing specific positions.
Rising STIs in Linn County Prompt Public Health Action
Linn County sees rising rates of chlamydia gonorrhea and syphilis 22 percent since 2000 2013, higher than state average. Public Health works with SHA LCPH to promote evidence based risk reduction testing and condom access while teen birth declines 33 percent 2009 2012. Pramod Dwivedi heads Health Department Katie Jones educates on services.
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Linn
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Linn County
LCPH
Johnson Counties
Bit
Sexual Healthlinn
Johnson
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Gmall
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
John T. Dusterhoff
Iowa Dot
Anamosa
Marion
Jones County
West Main Street
Shirlee Mercer
Union Station
Mott
Ife
Knutson
Union
Ilove
Kathy Vande Zandschulp
Eer
Clay Bennett
Post Writers Group, Comriem
Agcom
Froma Harrop
Dony
Travis Kalanick
GQ Magazine
Booker
J.P. Morgan
Republican Party
Wall Street
Lyft
Sidecar
New York
Business Insider
New York City
Drivers Association
Los Angeles
Jber
Kalanick
Froma Harrap
Tharrap
Pramod Dwivedi and
Katie Jones
Pramod Dwivedi
Linn County Public Health
Linn County Health
Linncounty.org
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