Linn County Link program cuts juvenile detention and recidivism
Linn County’s Link program started in 2009 pairs offenders with a counselor within 24 hours of arrest to supervise youth and mobilize family support. So far 7 percent reoffend. minority detentions down 71 percent. costs offset by savings from fewer detentions.
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Water quality worries rise in Iowa streams and lakes
Iowa faces a doubling of impaired streams and lakes to nearly 600 over four years according to the Iowa Water & Land Conservancy. Rainfall in flood periods and underfunded soil and watershed management contribute, with each water body designated for a specific use. More conservation can offset weather extremes and protect drinking water, recreation, and aquatic life.
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Letters Reflect on God's Message in Suffering and Joy
Mary A. Klotzbach of Independence contemplates divine lessons in global devastation. She notes God's ongoing creation through geology and weather, and urges loving relationships as a guiding model shown by one who humbled Himself.
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Universal health care funded by tax reform proposal
The text argues for a universal national health care system funded through existing tax revenues and the elimination of redundant insurance programs. It credits Medicare and Medicaid enactment with rising costs and calls for a pay as you go approach and price controls. Citizens comment on state budgeting, taxation, and political leadership.
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Ryan budget plan sparks partisan clash over Medicare
Democrats attack Rep. Paul Ryan's 2012 budget proposal labeling it a path to poverty for seniors while Republicans defend it as a needed reform. The plan would convert Medicare to a defined contribution and turn Medicaid into a block grant, with spending frozen below 2008 levels for five years.
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Bill would protect farmers HF 589 targets trespass and illicit video in livestock sites
Randy Van Kooten of the Iowa Soybean Association argues HF 589 shields farmers and the agricultural economy from outside groups seeking to end livestock production. He cites survey data on animal care beliefs and urges legislators to support the bill and future agriculture measures.
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