Climate change calls for action and cross party leadership
The Rev Barbara Schlachter urges immediate, bipartisanship on cutting greenhouse gases and notes IPCC findings on rising seas and stressed water. She backs revenue neutral carbon tax, praises WindTax credits work, and asks Iowa leaders to wear orange ribbons to raise awareness.
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Loebsack
Steve King
House
Grassley
Mark Udall
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa
Republi
Cans
Iowa Aging Crisis and Preservation Win Highlight Local Letter
A letter condemns Iowa for neglecting aging and disabled residents amid vetoed funding and a shrinking Medicare waiver waiting list. It notes 7,000 on the wait list and 4.8 million newly allocated, plus 73,000 meals cut by Heritage Agency on Aging. It praises Mercy Medical Center for saving the Luther Brewer home and commends Mercy's stewardship as a preservation model.
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Gandhi
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Dave Heaton
Mercy Medical Center
Fourth Avenue
Mansion Hill
Mercy
Brewer
Respecting private property in Clean Line transmission plans
A landowner argues against Rock Island Clean Line proposing high voltage lines across private farmland. They support clean energy but insist on routes that avoid private property and suggest using public rights of way or alternative paths west of Central City to minimize land damage and disruption.
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Rock Island
Clean Line
Central City
Chicago
Paranoia and the danger of overreacting to threats
Lenore Skenazy argues against a culture of zero tolerance and a security mindset that trains officers to shoot without hesitation. She cites DHS posters and FBI bus-driver guidance as examples, urging careful judgment, critical thinking, and humane safety over universal suspicion.
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Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Chechnya
Women in Politics: Why the Gap Persists and Prospects Ahead
Lynda Waddington notes Iowa women remain underrepresented in state and national offices while research suggests self-doubt and fewer recruitment efforts by others limit political ambition. Public policy voices frame women as effective leaders who can bridge divides when given chances.
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Iowa
Terrace Hill
Dianne Bystrom
Carrie Chapman Catt
Senate
Klobuchar
C-Span
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Chuck Grassley
Iowa City
B.schlachter
Mwhsi.com
Becky Hall
Old Capitol
Terry Cunningham
Dawn Stephens
Greg Young
Luther Brewer
Oak Hill Jackson
Lenore Skenazy
FBI
Yahoo.com
Lynda Waddington
Lynda
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