Linn County Public Health urges H1N1 prevention and vaccination
Curtis Dickson director Linn County Public Health calls for prevention measures to slow the H1N1 pandemic. He urges gel hand sanitizers at entrances and in classrooms, hygiene, staying home when sick, and early vaccination prioritizing pregnant women caregivers health workers children 6 months to 24 years and adults 25 to 64 with conditions. Vaccine distribution through Linn County Public Health begins mid October with eight mass clinics planned.
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Halloween letters and civic notes mix in Iowa town
Readers discuss Halloween traditions and politics in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. The letter highlights nostalgia for past celebrations, critiques local leadership and a police salary issue, endorses Kiva microfinance, supports council candidate Aaron Saylor, and thanks neighbors for a cat’s dignified burial after an accident.
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NAI Iowa Realty Commercial
Cedar Rapids
Iam
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Westdale water issues at Steve & Barry's building
Engineers report water coming through floors at Steve Barry's Westdale location. They note the old county administration building could flood up to eight to ten feet through floors, windows, doors and walls under certain conditions. The writer questions keeping current conditions as they are.
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Cedar Rapids
Dixieland
Salvation Army
Kiva.org
Kiva
Jessica Jackley
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Old County Administration
Can-Do Attitudes and Civic Plans Spark Reader Letters
Letters criticize “can-do” America versus China after the Beijing Olympics. A Central City reader laments tax costs of hosting, while Marion resident Chandra M Jordan denounces Seventh Avenue traffic diversions, worrying tax impact and personal disruption.
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Republicans Would Criticize Obama In Any Scenario
The writer argues Republicans would attack Obama regardless of Copenhagen and Chicago outcomes. Four imagined cases show critics blaming waste, egotism, or anti American sentiment, accusing the GOP of defectiveness and cheering failure. Harold Seshes.
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