Real rescue plan for Obamacare from Problem Solvers Caucus
The Washington Post Editorial argues a bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus plan offers a real rescue by funding cost sharing payments, aiding state markets, and allowing regional compacts while curbing the employer mandate and removing the medical device tax. It urges quick approval before insurers set next year’s premiums.
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Problem Solvers Caucus
Washington
Donald Trump
Congress
Community letters praise Ruthina Malone for school board run
A reader endorses Ruthina Malone for Iowa City Community School Board citing her work at the University of Iowa and qualities of competence candor and kindness. The letter urges support for Malone and her future service to the community.
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Ruthina Malone
Iowa City Community School Board
Malone
University of Iowa
Jan R. Wessel
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Neurology
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Trump transgender ban rhetoric falls flat in military debate
Mary Sanchez argues Trump’s tweet proposing a ban on transgender service members ignores existing guidelines and expert views. She notes 1300 to 15000 transgender personnel, cites broad support for inclusive policy, and urges informed, non discriminatory action grounded in gender identity not orientation.
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Donald Trump
Trump
Barack Obama
Pentagon
Congress
Vicky Hartzler
Missouri
Steve King
Iowa
John McCain
Utah
Orrin Hatch
White House
Harry S. Truman
U.S
Lost Dog in Rural Jackson County Reflects Small-Town Living
Kurt Ullrich writes about a neighbor’s missing dog and his own sense of being an outsider in rural Jackson County. He describes long stretches of woods, seasonal walnuts, swallows on the tractor, an upcoming solar eclipse, and reflections on community, daily anxieties from Washington, and his late mother-in-law.
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Ohio
America
Starbucks
Hollow
Washington, D.C
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Joni Ernst
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Postwritersgroup
Mary Sanchez
Tribune News Service
Kurt Ullrich
Woods
Jackson County
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