Closing bridges to nowhere prompts Iowa wide crisis
The Gazette argues 5000 plus Iowa bridges are unsafe for regular traffic and 2000 more fail to meet safety standards due to width or alignment. Costs exceed 1.8 billion, forcing choices between funding repairs and rural travel. Proposes local control, a standardized evaluation, and innovative construction options including recycled materials and university partnerships.
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Iowa
Gazette
Kurt Rogahn
Materi
War reflections blur the expected quick Iraq victory
Psychologists and historians say campus mood shifts as war drags on. Experts note optimism fades, protests rise, and public support fractures along gender and race lines while leaders’ assurances meet reality.
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United States
Baghdad
Tim Russert
Cheney
Tim
John Yenchko
New Life Presbyterian Church
Glenside
Saddam Hussein
Yenchko
Afghanistan
Robert Dallek
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Dallek
Middle East
Iraq
Letters on Free Speech and Dixie Chicks Debate
Amanda R. Green from Marion argues that Americans must exercise free speech and face consequences, supporting Natalie Maines speaking out and criticizing Bush. She condemns censorship, praises dissent, and warns that ignoring public opinion and the U N could edge toward tyranny.
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
Natalie Maines
Dixie Chicks
Bush
Texas
U.N
Amanda R. Green
Marion
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