Local food advocates praise Iowa RC&D efforts over consolidation
Kurt Michael Friese endorses Iowa Valley RC&D's local food guidance and warns against Farm consolidation and industrial farming. He cites a Gazette front page story predicting mass scale corn soy farming, seed and equipment suppliers expanding, GM crops, and dominance by Monsanto and Syngenta, urging diversification and fair farmer compensation.
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the Gazette
Jason Grimm
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development
Iowa
Mark Stuttsman
Stuttsman
Nature
Iowa Valley Rc&d
Mother Earth
Monsanto
Cows
Arts education essential for creative thinking
The piece argues arts education is vital for 21st century creativity and overall student development. It cites Obama’s platform and No Child Left Behind, notes neglect in some schools, and warns about preserving history amid public debate over a Civil War statue removal.
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Obama
No Child Left Behind
New Commission On the
Jenifer Phelan
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Health reform praise echoes Jesus in support letter
A March 27 letter from Pastor Joshua Graber critiques Rep. Bruce Braley over health care reform. He notes the executive order reaffirming abortion funding limits and argues the bill aids 30 million uninsured by providing access, protecting those with pre existing conditions, and helping the poor, linking care to Christian duty.
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Joshua Graber
Bruce Braley
Iowa
Graber
Obama
Jesus Christ
Sheila Dalton West Branch
Recognition for Tim Davis supporters and Cedar Rapids notes
One year after Cedar Rapids Officer Tim Davis was assaulted supporters highlight the volunteers and donors behind the Support Officer Davis site and fundraisers. The letter lauds Ben Engle for Tim’s page and more than 25 000 followers, plus Todd Parman and Mark Geary for fundraising and coverage. It also critiques religious section content and city traffic planning, urging safety for school buses and questioning downtown traffic changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Tim Davis
Ben Engle
Toledo
Iowa
Soldier's Stand Echoes Through Civil War Veteran Message
Bradley S. McGowan past Iowa Department Commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War writes that a soldier, though aged and deteriorating, stood with his musket. He warns that replacements cannot restore the original, expressing collective sickness over the affair.
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Bradley S. McGowan
Iowa
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Kalona
King's Beyond Vietnam Speech Still Echoes Today
The April 4 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam by Martin Luther King Jr argues against war and militarism. It links class and race to national policy, warning that materialism damages society much as in 2010. Public note from Holly Hotchkiss Iowa City urges listening.
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Grinnell College
Martin Luther King Jr
Darby Gymnasium
King
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam
America
Mikonline.net
Holly Hotchkiss
Iowa City
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