Endorsements color Linn County flood recovery race
The Gazette backs Linda Langston in the five seat board race and weighs other contenders. It highlights Rosenthal over Clark, Oleson over Gray, Machacek over Houser, Gardner for sheriff, and Zahn as a strong public safety advocate while praising Langston’s disaster guidance.
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Linn County
Linda Langston
Langston
John Erceg
Linda
Dave Machacek
Alburnett
Houser
Brian Gardner
Sheriff's Department
Gardner
David Zahn
Cedar Rapids
Media, politics and energy policy letters stir debate
A Cedar Rapids reader laments media bias and urges objective reporting while critiquing past warnings from lawmakers about fiscal risk. A Marion resident backs Swati Dandekar’s renewable energy agenda and plasma arc waste tech funding. Voters in Johnson County voice support for a conservation bond to protect land and water quality.
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Oleson
District 4
Marion
Swati Dandekar
State Senate
Dandekar
State House
Iowa
Charlie Kress
Johnson County
Marylou Henley
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids school board turf decision sparks debate
Readers weigh in on artificial turf at Kingston Stadium after a Cedar Rapids school board vote. The Gazette asks if the board should install turf and prompts Voter engagement at GazetteOnline. Carl Whitaker of Manchester closes with a prayer note from the Bible study group.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
Carl Whitaker
Men’s Bible Fellowship
Manchester
Guantanamo legacy Enduring incarceration and politics
The piece criticizes Bush for leaving Guantanamo open amid legal fights and prisoner issues, arguing his exit strategy avoids accountability as critics warn of ongoing dangers and civil-liberties erosion. It cites MI5's Rimington and Britain's Macdonald condemning the approach and urges stronger institutions over escalation.
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Guantanamo
Iraq
Vienna
European Union
New York Times
Pentagon
State Department
Fingers
United States
Britain
Stella Rimington
MI5
America
Rimington
Ken Macdonald
Macdonald
White House
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