Iowa tackled binge drinking among youth amid worry
The Gazette notes Iowa youth binge drinking outpaces national rates with 12 to 17 year olds at 2005 levels 30 percent above the national average and 11th graders at 32 percent. Rural areas show higher use though progress exists. Jones County cut underage drinking by nearly half through grants life skills leadership programs and community coalitions with parental involvement.
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Jones County
Schools and Area Substance Abuse Council
ASAC
Kara Johnson
Linn County
University of Iowa Consortium On
Kirkwood
Coe
Cornell
Mount Mercy
Mideast meeting looms as November deadline nears
The Bush team eyes a mid November international meeting to restart Israeli Palestinian talks and widen to Saudi Arabia. Rice pushes for a serious agenda and concrete outcomes while Abbas seeks core issues on final borders Jerusalem refugees and security. Olmert favors general principles, creating a gap that risks a stalled conference.
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Saudi Arabia
Condoleezza Rice
Mahmoud Abbas
Jerusalem
Rice
Ramallah
Abbas
Ehud
Olmert
Hamas
Gaza
Iran
Haim Ramon
Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
United States
America
Dennis Ross
Mideast
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Daniel Kurtzer
Madrid Mideast
James Baker
Ross
White House
Cedar Rapids debated retainment of Bob Bruce on golf task force
City discussion focused on whether Cedar Rapids radio host Bob Bruce should stay on the Twin Pines Golf Course task force. Public input cited Bruce's local connections. supporters call him a steady voice for community interests while opponents raise concerns about potential conflicts.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Bruce
Twin Pines
Middle class debate and Iraq war letters to the Gazette
A Cedar Rapids reader questions who counts as the middle class citing Census Bureau data. The letter discusses political plans for Iraq withdrawal with Biden and Richardson contrasting approaches. A Kalona reader accuses the Gazette of aiding Republicans by misrepresenting Democratic efforts.
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Joe Biden
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Biden
Bill Richardson
Baghdad
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Senate
Tracy Anderson
Kalona
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