Farm Bill subsidies face reform and big cuts proposed
The editorial argues the Farm Bill packs subsidies nutrition conservation energy and research into 150 billion in federal spending with 72 percent of payments going to 10 percent of farmers. It backs caps proposals by Grassley Dorgan and Harkin while noting House resistance from Southern cotton interests and urges redirecting saved funds to rural programs.
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Chuck Grassley
Byron Dorgan
Tom Harkin
Senate Agriculture Committee
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Ues
America
Smoke bans spread across US and Europe in 2007
Readers discuss smoke free laws expanding in the United States from California onward and in Europe led by Ireland with a ban in 2004. The letters urge local control, warn of economic costs to redemption centers and deer damage debates, and defend free speech amid debris of legal and civic concerns.
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Lois Noring
Cedar Rapids
Hypocrisy in politics colors the 2008 campaign
The piece argues voters weigh character over policy in 2008. It notes McCain Newt Gingrich Rudy Giuliani and Romney among others with marital and personal life controversies. It contends the public forgives some flaws yet distrusts overt hypocrisy and contrasts Obama Clinton Edwards and Reagan era judgments.
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Mitt
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Bottle bill debate in Iowa halts after unanimous subcommittee vote
Iowans angered as legislators skip full House debate on House File 800 after a 20 0 subcommittee vote. The measure sought to raise the redemption center handling fee despite months of work. The controversy centers on small business impact and timing.
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Rosemarie Shepard Montezuma
Tall Tax State prompts exodus and tax backlash
Iowa residents decry rising levies as cuts target pensions and social security while new tobacco taxes and a decade long 1 percent levy push citizens to vote for individuals over parties. The Cedar County deer case is cited as a misstep in state law.
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Iowa
Greg Schoo
Kevin Kelly
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Des Moines
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