What I Learned Living With Wind Energy in Iowa
Guest column by S HERRIE OBRIEN recounts hosting a wind project on land with turbines and an access road. She notes steady easement income, mentions Iowa lease payments totaling 73.4 million dollars in 2023, and argues for consistent statewide siting rules to expand renewable energy access and sustain farms and local services. She reflects on anti wind groups and urges leaders to protect landowner rights and tax revenue. Sherrie O'Brien lives in Victor.
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American Clean Power Association
Iowa
Iowa County
Tam
Community letter criticizes Linn-Mar enrollment policy
A reader laments layoffs in a growing Linn-Mar district and accuses policies of driving families to private schools homeschooling and out-of-town options like Springville Alburnett and Center Point. The writer urges a shift away from what is described as woke policies to boost enrollment.
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Linn-Mar
Springville
Alburnett
Center Point
Reynolds policies cloud Iowa education landscape
Marion reader Janice Carson voices concern over Gov Kim Reynolds funding shifts toward private schools amidst budget cuts, warning that Iowa’s public education suffers. She recalls a time when graduates returned to Iowa for work and highlights a perceived misalignment between a large budget surplus and public school needs.
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Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Janice Carson Marion
Iowa fish kill in East Nishnabotna River draws nationwide attention
Alicia Vasto argues a massive fertilizer spill into the East Nishnabotna River killed about 750,000 fish across 60 miles, the largest Iowa fish kill in a decade. She notes 64 such events in 10 years, with total fish losses over 1.1 million, and urges accountability from NEW Coop and stronger protections for Iowa waterways.
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New A Semveratve
Iowa
Nishnabotna
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
NEW Coop
Truth deniers and the Trump crowd at CIA headquarters
The column critiques how Trump aides and allies defended false crowd size claims with “alternative facts” after the CIA inauguration backdrop. It notes NBCs handling of Ronna McDaniel, Spicer’s credibility drop, and figures like Kellyanne Conway, Omarosa, Christie, and Alyssa Farah Griffin. It argues these actors profit from Trump coverage and show a pattern since 2017.
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Trump
Ronna McDaniel
Republican National Committee
NBC
White House
Sean Spicer
Kellyanne Conway
Meet the Press
Spicer
McDaniel
Omarosa Manigault
Chris Christie
ABC News
Alyssa Farah Griffin
The
Nest
the View
Trump White House
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Iowa Environmental Council
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Los Angeles
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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Mallard Fillmore
Bruce Tinsley
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