Why you should have an advance directive
Margaret N Reese argues for early end of life planning during National Health Care Decisions Week. The piece promotes Honoring Your Wishes and urges conversations with loved ones and medical providers, outlining how to document wishes and appoint speakers if unwell. It notes local supports at Mercy Iowa City, Iowa City Hospice, the Senior Center, and University of Iowa Health Care.
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Tom
Alaska
Honoringyourwishes.org
Mercy Iowa City
Iowa City Hospice
Iowa City
Johnson County Senior Center
University of Iowa Health Care
Margaret N. Reese
Mercy Hospital Foundation
Community Letters Questioning Real Americans and Town Halls
A reader challenges Rep Rod Blum and The Gazette coverage of town halls and ACA. Kathy Rempe of Manchester critiques selective reporting and party lines while urging balanced reporting beyond talking points on ACA DeVos and Grassley Gorsuch.
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U.S
Rod Blum
Blum
Kathy Rempe
Manchester
Merrick Garland
Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch
Senate
Gorsuch
Should the U S stop cooperating with the OECD
Veronique de Rugy argues the United States should cut its OECD funding arguing the group promotes higher taxes and bigger government abroad. She notes the US is a major contributor and warns about tax harmonization and data exposure from new reporting rules.
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United States
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
European Union
United Nations
David Burton
The
Heritage Foundation
Climate march call to action voices from Thom Krystofiak
Guest columnist Thom Krystofiak argues the Trump administration heightens climate risk with fossil fuel ties and opposes the Paris Agreement. He urges immediate action through April 29 People’s Climate Marches in Washington and major cities, urging citizens to join and press leaders for policy change.
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Donald Trump
Trump
Scott Pruitt
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Pentagon
Asia Pacific
U.S. Pacific Command
Earth
Washington
D.C
Chicago
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
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Ernst
Elkader
ACA
Betsy DeVos
DeVos
Chuck Grassley
Mahhattananga Times Free Press
Clay Bennett
Post Writers Group
Qg.com
Veronique de Rugy
Mercatus Center
George Mason University
Thom Krystofiak
Fairfield
al Gore
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