Nuisance talks push for clear SAFE CR protections for victims
The Gazette endorses Cedar Rapids efforts to refine the SAFE CR crime nuisance ordinance with ACLU Iowa input. It urges explicit victim protections, state language clarifications, and continued open dialogue to ensure enforcement targets criminal activity without punishing crime victims.
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Readers thank Living Center East for mother’s revival and recovery
A letter lauds Living Center East for transforming an 88 year old resident from frailty to mobility and appetite with daily care and kindness. The writer notes significant health gains and gratitude, urging continued support for quality elder care. The piece also includes opinions on gun politics and Cedar Rapids development plans for a water park and aquatic campus.
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Living Center East
Legacy of Slavery Not Sole Cause of Black Social ills
Walter E. Williams argues that racism alone cannot explain urban pathologies in Baltimore Detroit Chicago and Ferguson. He cites rising female headed households high black youth unemployment and shifted labor markets saying the root is complex with discrimination only part of the answer and policy should reflect broader causes.
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Gazette editorials and contact details
Editorial inquiry channel for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa lists email option editorial@thegazette.com and postal box address Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Phone number 319 398 8469 provided for questions.
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Window dressing and power in Iowa university hiring
A reader letter blasts the University of Iowa president hire as window dressing by insiders. The author denounces nondemocratic processes and cites Bruce Harreld’s background with IBM and other firms, plus ties to Governor Branstad ally Bruce Rastetter. The piece condemns closed decisionmaking in education funding and public services.
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