Bowhunting Proposed to Aid Iowa City Deer Management
The Gazette editorial urges allowing urban bowhunting as part of Iowa City's deer management. It notes the deer herd counts, costs of sharpshooting, and safety rules, arguing bowhunting could reduce deer numbers while generating income and expanding humane options. It cites Coralville's success and the need for permits, orientation, and DNR approval.
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Iowa City
Deer Task Force
Harold Goff
White Buffalo Inc
Iowa
Coralville
Ers
Thompson
Powerball odds under review draw state uproar
A March 22 Gazette article notes the Lottery Association seeks to cut Powerball odds after six winners in 2005 and expects over 400 million in annual sales lost. The piece argues against higher losses and urges players to form a Powerball Players Union to pressure better odds or create a new lottery.
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Gazette
Lottery Association
Gods of Greed
P.P.U
Powerball Players Union
City Hall Openness Notes Prompt Journal Inquiry
A journalist recounts requesting a year of City Council minutes and district agendas. The city administrator asked for a signature to confirm the request. The journalist was told agendas are available via the superintendent's office rather than by email.
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Linn
Readers urge openness in government and sane speed limits
A letter discusses officials fearing open records laws, praises The Gazette and civic groups for transparency, and backs safe driving over higher speed limits. The author supports Foege on Medicaid funding and stresses protecting vulnerable Iowans while urging sensible road rules.
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Iowa
Iowa lawmakers face speed limits and budget battles over child programs
A call to action urges Iowa leaders Rep Jim Nussle and Sens Grassley Harkin to oppose budget cuts. The note links highway safety with youth programs including child care Head Start Medicaid food stamps and after school and literacy initiatives. It criticizes funding reductions and demands attention to families.
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Jim Nussle
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
State Rep Ro Foege Presses Medicaid and Care Reform
Mount Vernon legislator Ro Foege leads debate in the Legislature on funding the Medicaid budget and building a long term care system with choices. His Human Services Committee work hinges on experience as a social worker and cross party respect.
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Foege
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Capitol
Family ties and Civil Rights in Iowa
A guest column argues for inclusive nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, recounting positive experiences with gay and lesbian babysitters, stressing economic and social benefits of an inclusive Iowa, and urging abolition of discriminatory constitutional amendments. The piece cites Bayard Rustin, polls, and companies Wells Fargo and Principal.
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Bayard Austin
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ames
Bettendorf
Davenport
Des Moines
Clinton
Woodbury
Wells Fargo and
Principal
Iowa Civil Rights Act to add sexual orientation as protected class
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission recommends adding sexual orientation to the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The note praises 44 House members including Jeff Elgin Doug Struyk and Chuck Gipp for opposing a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage. David Leshtz of Iowa City chairs the Commission.
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Commission
Iowa
Jeff Elgin
Doug Struyk
Chuck Gipp
David Leshtz
Iowa City
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
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