Avian flu concerns rise as parrot dies in quarantine
Health officials monitor avian flu developments amid warnings of a global threat. The article notes seasonal flu kills about 36,000 annually in the US and 1,200 in Iowa, urges vaccination, and cites a Linn County clinic that gave 850 shots with more to come.
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England
South America
Asia
Iowa
United Way
United Ways
Linn County
ISU
East Central
Libby Indicted in CIA Leak Case Amid Ongoing Inquiry
The Gazette notes the indictment of I. Lewis Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, for lying about learning of a CIA employee's identity. The move shifts the investigation from rumors to possible facts, with broad implications for political figures and intelligence handling before the Iraq war.
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Scooter
Libby
Dick Cheney
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
CIA
New York Times
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the Gazette
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The
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Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Joe Hladky
NIMBY neighbor pushes back on Cedar Rapids compost plan
A Cedar Rapids area resident argues against a Wendling Quarries adjacent compost facility citing odor, traffic, and expansion fears. The letter questions Board of Adjustment authority, neighborhood outreach, and timing for road upgrades while urging local officials to act before the project grows.
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Wendling Quarries
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Board of Adjustment
Board of Supervisors
Gazette
Eddyville
Iraq Syndrome drains American will as casualties mount
The piece argues the Iraq war erodes public support, inflates debt, weakens U S power, and creates a rising reluctance to engage abroad. It cites 2000 deaths and about 15 000 wounded, notes shifts in rationale from WMD to democracy, and questions the war's purpose and consequences.
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Iraq
Korea
Vietnam
Ohio
John Mueller
Foreign Affairs
Bush Administration
Mueller
Iran
Syria
North Korea
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Bush
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