Iowa program faces funding cut as federal support ends
The Community Betterment division of the Iowa Development Commission runs a top national community improvement program. About 204 Iowa towns joined. Nebraska has 185. Federal salaries for two staffers are funded through April 7, with a state takeover undecided. Paul Comer notes Iowa’s many small towns need the program, but lawmakers resist funding. The piece urges using part of a $50 million tax refund to fund vital needs, including this program.
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House bill on Iowa unemployment reform criticized as punitive
The House passes a bill changing unemployment benefits with strict work requirements and a new job verification rule. Critics say the plan limits suitable work, discourages better part time jobs, and imposes impractical proof duties, contradicting the Senate’s more measured approach.
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Oil policy debate braces for OPEC hardball
Washington columnist argues U S energy strategy needs carrots more than sticks urging tax credits for conservation and smarter incentives while warning against overreliance on price controls. He weighs oil profits and OPEC price hikes and calls for unified consumer-country pressure to curb energy costs.
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Spring stress and the cruel month we wait for
Judith A Urquhart writes that April brings not only sunshine but stress as change triggers tension. She shares personal shift after moving to the Netherlands and urges easing into spring, accepting irritation as natural and letting the season unfold gently.
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Cedar Rapids satire master tops local arts scene
A Cedar Rapids critic praises a new satirical voice emerging in Cedar City, noting the Pulitzer committee may have erred by overlooking a local master. The piece lampoons judgment and reader reaction, ending with a release of held back feelings.
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Pat McPartland
Letter writers praise hoax author and urge energy policy debate
A reader lauds an author for a timely hoax on energy topics while urging serious discussion of power plant construction and energy conservation. The note also thanks a town editor for helping locate long-lost classmates and notes the Gazette’s role in organizing a 20-year class reunion.
Jefferson class reunion thanks Bruce Fishwild
On behalf of the 1959 Jefferson class reunion committee a note of thanks is extended to Bruce Fishwild. The message remarks on the humorous sentiment from Carl Ribiet Jr. about wealth and limits.
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Byrne spotlights trend of women mayors in big cities
Jane Byrne the first woman elected Chicago mayor has become a national figure while other female leaders in cities with populations over 100,000 such as Lila Cockrell, Margaret Hance, Dianne Feinstein, and Janet Gray Hayes quietly build political power. California leads with many women mayors.
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