New day in local health care eyed by Linn County official
Linn County Public Health Director Dickson leads seven months of change aiming to align providers under a coordinating council. He backs prevention emphasis, tobacco advertising limits at point of sale, and stronger grant pursuit to improve access and reduce costs. He notes a broad community push from Cedar Rapids Healthcare Alliance toward reform.
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Stephanie Neff
Healthy Linn Care Network
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Cedar Rapids Healthcare Alliance
Institute For Healthcare Improvement
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Congress
The Angry Right and Obama Politics in an Age of Wrath
A columnist argues the Right inflames discourse with insults and mudslinging while the Center-Left seeks substantive health care reform. He recalls past civility, warns against demeaning rhetoric, and urges sober, community-minded leadership to address 40 million uninsured Americans.
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Obama
Union
Democratic Party
Shakespeare
Mississippi
Mr. Obama
Letters on healthcare costs and political investigations
A reader argues for healthcare reform including education, diet, exercise and Medicare changes funded by tax relief for income and Social Security, while another letter criticizes blanket condemnation of homosexuality and supports the rule of law and Attorney General Holder’s CIA investigation, arguing it is appropriate and nonpoliticized. R Greer signs off.
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Allen Gage Alburnett
Eric Holder
CIA
Bush
Justice Department
Obama
Holder
Richard Greer
Cedar Rapids
Debating health care reform and gay marriage rights
A letter argues against rushing health care overhaul noting doctors and nurses shortages and questioning efficiency gains while proposing tax credits and personal responsibility. It also references a Des Moines Register poll showing 92 percent say gay marriage changed lives little, with opponents losing support as younger voters grow tolerant.
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Des Moines Register
Who Is to Blame for a Boy’s Runaway Robbery
A 10 year old Solon boy fled a youth shelter, stole a stock kit he believed was an assault rifle, and is in Linn County Juvenile Detention Center facing second degree robbery charges. The column questions blame on parents while noting complex family breakdowns and a juvenile court review ahead.
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Four Oaks
Linn County
U.S. State Department
Iowa City
Human Rights Commission
Kate Karacay
Karacay
Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking
Iowa
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