Cedar Rapids weighs ending SWAT in favor of regular officers
Safety Commissioner Eldon Colton questions the need for an elite SWAT unit in Cedar Rapids arguing regular personnel can handle emergencies when required. The state ombudsman cited lack of guidelines as a problem in the Aug. 19 siege, suggesting nonviolent resolutions should guide police response.
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Eldon Colton
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The Great Houdinis film review stirs seance myth
The TV movie portrays a séance by Arthur Ford as genuine, contradicting Houdini lore. Bess Houdini states no message comes from the beyond and the piece exposes the hoax claim, noting historical revisionism and Houdini’s lifelong debunking of spiritualists.
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Bess Houdini
Harry
Arthur Ford
Great Houdinis
Houdini
People's forum on Iowa highway plans and medians
A reader urges scaling back the gasoline tax and highway spending arguing a four lane design with no wide median suffices. The writer questions the need for six lane highways and suggests voters elect IDOT commissioners to serve taxpayers interests.
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Iowa
IDOT
Readers request more serialized book excerpts from Gazette
A reader advocates reviving a St. Paul Dispatch style book digest with nightly excerpts from late titles to entertain homebound Iowa readers during winter. The letter argues such a feature would meet reader demand and recalls historical readership patterns, urging publication continuity.
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St. Paul
Iowa
Ford debate blunder shadows Ford USC appearance
Anthony Lewis notes the day after the debate the focus on Ford's Eastern Europe remark and the impression it left. He contrasts Ford's incumbency advantages with Carter's rising polling edge and highlights the gap between campaign optics and real command.
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Ford
University of Southern California
Jimmy Carter
Europe
Carter
Iowa Farm Bureau’s stance on odor control regulations
The Sept 19 article headline misled readers by implying complete opposition to odor control rules. Harold Anderson of the Iowa Farm Bureau indicated support overall and suggested changes to improve effectiveness in addressing harmful odors.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Iowa Air Quality Commission
Harold Anderson
Quality of life tops old politics in 1976 voter mood
A Harris Survey shows 45 percent favor a quality of life candidate who pledges to improve current living standards without promising more government. Ford and Carter rate poorly as quality of life figures, while voters distrust traditional left-right labels and seek better overall quality of life.
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Jimmy Carter
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Grievance provokes protests across city institutions
Fred M. Hechinger argues that many groups claim real grievances to justify disruptive actions, from police and students to doctors and sanitation workers. He warns that widespread grievance rhetoric erodes civic order, risking chaos or autocracy if the legal framework is ignored and services are disrupted.
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