Debate deadlock signals troubling trend in public forums
The Gazette criticizes candidates ducking debates as a trend harming public engagement. It cites Grassley skipping a statewide debate and local races where LWV forums drew refusals, urging candidates to face the public or not run.
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U.S
Chuck Grassley
Patty Judge
Iowa
Grassley
Sioux City
Rod Blum
Monica Vernon
League of Women Voters
Rene Gadelha
Molly Donahue
Louis Zumbach
Todd
Dorman
Thegazette
Community Letter: Call for Wise Spending and Flood Relief Unity
Cedar Rapids residents thank city leaders and responders for flood protection efforts during 2016. They urge prioritizing essentials over luxuries, praising coordinated updates, school cancellations, sandbagging, off site work, curfews, shelters, and volunteer programs such as United Way 211.
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Greene Square
Joyce Peacock
Cedar Rapids
United Way
Celebrate Azerbaijan independence and U S partnership
On Oct 18 Azerbaijani Americans mark the 25th anniversary of Azerbaijan restoring independence in 1991 after Soviet rule. A 1919 Paris Peace Conference meeting with Woodrow Wilson is cited as early ties, while 1990 Soviet crackdown and Armenia aggression shaped its path. The note urges formal recognition by U S officials.
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Azerbaijan
United States
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Armenia
Azerbaijani Society of America
Weddings across time zones and trends in American matrimony
Lenore Skenazy surveys destination weddings and the evolving wedding culture. She cites Karen Dunak on cost cutting and family dynamics, traces shifts from church to DIY ceremonies, magazines, and media influence, and notes a persistent, evolving American wedding tradition.
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Hawaii
Maine
Karen M. Dunak
Muskingum University
Ohio
Guam
Dunak
Pence Faces Backlash After Vice Presidential Debate
The piece discusses the vice presidential debate and how Mike Pence avoided blame, while Kaine challenged Trump’s rhetoric. It cites Charlie Sykes on conservative media erosion, notes Pence’s denials, and hints at long term media impacts and plans for a book.
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Mike D Pence
Pence
Wisconsin
Charlie Sykes
Oliver Darcy
Business Insider
Donald Trump
Sykes
New York Times
National Review
Weekly Standard
Trump
Tim Kaine
Kaine
Indiana
Vladimir Putin
John McCain
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Lynda
Waddington
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