National Coming Out Day events and resources in Cedar Rapids
Diane Peterson writes on National Coming Out Day and LGBTQIA awareness in Iowa. A coalition hosts an LGBTQIA resource fair at Grant Wood AEA Cedar Rapids with talks by Susan Norman on prevention and death by action, plus booths with health law civil rights faith and youth programs. Free event open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Gaye
Iowa
Susan Norman
Transcare
LGBTQIA+ Resource Coalition
Alliance Center
Linn County
PFLAG
Letter calls Branstad to oppose Trump trade policy
A Cedar Rapids reader reprints Nancy Waybill's note urging Gov. Branstad to oppose Donald Trump on trade. The letter contrasts TPP benefits for Iowa exporters with Trump's NAFTA critique, warning of harm to farmers if Trump policies prevail. It urges Branstad to withdraw support and to hear voters' concerns in international visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
Japan
China
Iowa
Donald Trump
Branstad
Congress
Trump
NAFTA
Canada
Mexico
Careful evaluation before voting urged by speaker
The speaker urges voters to set aside knee jerk loyalties and evaluate every candidate by office needs. Assess governing experience trustworthiness compromise honesty and other qualifications to choose the best fit regardless of party. Past behavior is presented as a predictor of future actions.
Parker speech at Elon sparks campus protest and backlash
Kathleen Parker recounts a 300-student petition urging her invitation be rescinded over her controversial remarks on campus rape. She defends questioning rape assumptions, notes law linking drunkenness to rape, and describes hecklers’ interruptions during a talk on politics and free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elon University
N.C
North Carolina
Elon
Iowa lawmaker cites Trump tape and backs Mike Pence
Cedar Rapids Republican Rep. Ken Rizer posts on Facebook why he cannot vote for Donald Trump citing the 2005 video and calling Trump’s remarks an arrogant lack of character. He says he will write in Mike Pence and fears the Clinton presidency. Rizer faces Democrat Molly Donahue in reelection bid amid GOP shifts. Des Moines area coverage notes Sens. Grassley and Ernst denounced Trump but may still vote for him. Gov. Branstad labeled the tape reprehensible and urged recognizing the stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Rizer
Cedar Rapids
Facebook
Donald Trump
Air Force Base
Trump
Rizer
America
Mike Pence
Hillary
Clinton
Molly Donahue
Metro
Mary Lundby
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Republican Party
Russia
George H.W. Bush
Gore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diane Peterson
Gmail
Community Letters
Nancy Waybill
Wash
Lisa Benson
Post Writers Group
Postwritersgroup
Kathleen Parker
Leo Lambert
Law & Order
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Todd
Thegazette
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!