Iowa moves toward mental health parity in state health plans
Senate passes mental health parity bill as House had. Vilsack expected to sign. Law requires coverage of psychiatric illnesses alongside physical ailments, including schizophrenia bipolar disorder major mood disorders and autism, with debate over scope and costs.
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Senate
House
Congressional Budget Office
Iowa
Sally Pederson
Cedar Rapids
Pothole theory in Mideast politics debated
The article weighs whether Islamist parties belong in democracies, citing Iraq as a test case. It notes Shiite lists led by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani won January elections, with groups like al Daawa and SCIRI pledging democratic norms. It argues religious parties can operate within a mixed system if bound by democratic rules and countered by secular forces.
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Mideast
Washington
Beirut Daily Star
Rami Khouri
Doha
Qatar
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Hamas
Palestinian Territories
America
Iraq
U.S
Ayatollah
Ali al- Sistani
al-Da’awa
SCIRI
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Iran
Ayatollah Sistani
Sistani
Zuhair Hamadi
Lawmaker’s child killer death penalty amendment debated
The Gazette reports Sen. Larry McKibben proposes a child killer death penalty amendment to Iowa sex offender bills. Critics note no solid deterrent evidence for capital punishment and urge lawmakers to focus on effective policies to protect Iowa children. Chris Carlson Mount Vernon.
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Lown
Iowa
The
Gazette
Larry McKibben
Marshalltown
McKibben
Chris Carlson
Mount Vernon
Pro life vs unborn debate echoes in Iowa letter
A Cedar Rapids reader laments the value of life arguing Americans have caused Iraq casualties equivalent to two Iowa towns per day. He criticizes society's focus on animals and the unborn and calls for greater tolerance and action to protect the unborn.
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Iraq
Iowa
Property owner backs highway near his land
At an April 18 Linn County Conservation Board meeting a landowner argued for a proposed Highway 100 route through his 50 acre property. He noted the highway would keep land use unchanged but warned abandonment could invite housing nearby, harming a stable pasture and stable horse backdrop.
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Linn County Conservation Board
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