Education funding debate raises tax and class size concerns
The column attacks Iowa education funding, noting Linn-Mar cuts totaling 519000 next year, Cedar Rapids shortfalls of about 2 million, Marion Independent class sizes up from 40 more students, and a hiring freeze at College Community. It argues GOP delays in state aid increase costs districts through higher taxes and bigger classes while a bill redirects 6000 per student to private schools.
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The
Gazette
Ken Rizer
Iowa
Rizer
Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids
Marion Independent
Marion
College Community
Iowa House
Linn County
Iowa Board of Medicine Considers Ban on Conversion Therapy
A letter discusses conversion therapy as harmful and notes major medical associations oppose it. It reports the Iowa Board of Medicine weighing a ban for under 18s amid studies and complaints, while legislature debates the issue.
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American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
The
Pan American Health Organization
American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
American Association For Marriage and Family Therapy
American College of Physicians
American Counseling Association
American Medical Association
Iowa Board of Medicine
Iowa
House
Family memories and wartime aviation echoes from Iowa
Laura Jackson reflects on her father Edward Wolkenhauer an Army Air Corps flying instructor at Graham Field Sioux City during World War II. He trained green recruits in spins stalls and evasion before they moved to fighter aircraft and later returned to farming.
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Army Air Corps
Edward Wolkenhauer
Graham Field
Sioux City
Northwest Airlines
Kerry visits Hiroshima museum amid talk of US apology
David Harsanyi notes Kerry's Hiroshima visit ahead of G-7 talks with Obama. He contrasts calls for an apology with arguments that US actions helped end World War II, while questioning whether revisiting Japan's past at the summit is productive.
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Kerry
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Japan
Barack Obama
Reuters
John
Tran
Hiroshima
Obama
Fight Terror Together Says Shams Ghoneim Column
Shams Ghoneim, coordinator of the Iowa chapter of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, argues for united action against terrorism. He criticizes divisive political responses after Paris, San Bernardino, and Brussels attacks and urges Americans to resist bigotry while promoting national solidarity.
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Shams Ghoneim
Iowa
The
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Shamsghoneim
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Hellertoon.com
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