Debating a Cedar Rapids Airport bus link and funding
The Cedar Rapids Airport bus idea faces hurdles from funding and future costs if IDOT stops providing match funds. The editorial notes a $50,000 IDOT subsidy, asks what happens next year or two, and weighs competition with existing transit. It also questions highway funds and suggests an Amtrak route as another option.
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Idot
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Transportation Department
Cedar Rapids
Amtrak
Bush Supports Balanced Budget Amendment Forthright On Exit
The two presidential candidates were asked to declare support for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. Bush stated yes with a concise rationale about business and family discipline. Clinton offered yes only if the plan avoids gimmickry and preserves flexibility for investment in education training and infrastructure.
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George Bush
Bill Clinton
Bush
Gov
Clinton
Murphy Brown Sparks Debate Over Unwed Motherhood
The controversy over Murphy Brown's portrayal of unwed motherhood drew industry backlash and audience attention. CBS aired a morning-show setup on the set to boost viewership, while Candice Bergen voiced family values in a confrontation with the vice president.
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Murphy Brown
CBS
Candice Bergen
Dan Quayle
Gun control data show guns elevate homicide risk and self harm
Studies in NEJM and JAMA link gun access to higher homicide and suicide rates. Seattle versus Vancouver saw stark contrasts when gun laws differed. DC licensing reduced homicides and self harm, while home firearm presence correlated with teen suicides.
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Seattle
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA
New England Journal
John Henry Sloan
Vancouver
B.C
District of Columbia
Colin Loftin
Washington
David Brent
Gun control can work if given a chance says professor
The American Prospect article by Carl T. Bogus compares Seattle and Vancouver to show gun availability shapes homicide rates. He notes higher gun ownership in Seattle, a five day waiting period, and Canadian requirements that hinder ownership, arguing gun control can reduce violence despite political opposition.
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American Prospect
Carl T. Bogus
Rutgers
New Jersey
Seattle-Vancouver
United States
Canada
Seattle
Vancouver
Bogus
Washington
District of Columbia
Gallup
National Rifle Association
YMCA Splash Back to School Bash Delights Cedar Rapids Teens
Central YMCA in Cedar Rapids hosted its first Teen Council event of the year the Splash Back to School Bash drawing 200 plus sixth to ninth graders. Teens from across the area swam danced ate and enjoyed the safe event amid city gunfire reports nearby.
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19Th Street
Washington Avenue
Central Ymca
First Ave
Central Ymca Teen Council
YMCA
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Teen Council
Teron Hess
Tyrone Hess
Travis Hess
Maria Rundle
Summer Ohrt
Katrina Browning
Kizzie Jones
Spring Ohrt
Missed Home Show Fans Urge Flynn to Bring It Back
A reader urges Rob ert Flynn of KCRG to revive the Home Show citing loyal viewers who learned from the program. The letter requests a one-hour or shorter format and notes limited daytime offerings. Jeannine Parker, 3804 Yellow Pine Ct NE, signs the note.
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Robert Flynn
KCRG
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
ABC
Mr. Flynn
Jeannine Parker
Yellow Pine
Iowa Senate primary bid reveals party tensions and personal toll
Rosanne Freeburg recalls hidden run in the Democrat primary for the U.S. Senate amid Iowa party secrecy and fundraising barriers. She alleges disrespect from party staff, unequal media access, and questions about endorsements, describing a life in teaching and family as guiding values.
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U.S. Senate
Iowa
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Young Democrats
Reminiscences of Notre Dame Fans and Wartime Echoes
A personal memoir recalling early 1940s college football memories at South Bend and Cedar Rapids, the Notre Dame rivalry, Nile Kinnick’s 1940 game, Pearl Harbor, military service in World War II, and the lasting echoes of Glenn Miller and jazz on American life during and after the war.
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Ames-Des Moines
Lawrence Welk
KGAN
Iowa City
South Bend
Nile Kinnick
Notre Dame
Forest Evashevski
Ossie Salem
Eddie Anderson
Elmer Layden
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Miller
English Channel
Air Force
Pacific
University of Iowa
Kinnick
University
Serbia
Bosnia
Iraq
Somalia
South Africa
Palestine
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Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Richard Reeves
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Nee Et
HE Media
Judy Eilers
Central Ymca Ymca
C.R. Metropolitan Area
Senate
Central Committee
Sen. Harkin
Iowa Public TV
The
Des Moines Register
Ross Perot
Linn County
Sen. Grassley
Rosanne Freeburg
Newport Dr
Glenn Miller Band
Pearl Harbor
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Adolf Hitler
Japan
Andrews Sisters
Waikiki
Ben Wolverton
Birch Lake Farm
Troy Mills
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