Pipeline breather halts cross river NPL permits in Iowa counties
The Iowa Natural Resources Council and the U S Army Corps of Engineers paused right-of-way permits for the Northern Pipe Line crossing the Mississippi into Muscatine County. Regulators weigh spill risk in Karst terrain and effect on groundwater, water supplies, and future oil needs for Iowa and Minnesota.
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Pine Bend
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Iowa Natural Resources Council
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Muscatine County
Gordon
NPL
Winneshiek County
Aspin renews push to end veterinary “pet care” subsidy in Pentagon budget
U S Rep Lee Aspin of Wisconsin urges cuts to a Pentagon program keeping about 667 veterinarians on payroll to care for government horses and guard dogs and to provide free pet care for military families. He argues funds could better back civilian spay and neuter clinics and civilian pet care.
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U.S
Lee Aspin
D-Wis
Pentagon
Aspin
National Rifle Association
CMP
NRA
Right Wing Group Rebrands as Christian Voice
A new entity named Christian Voice aims to recruit funding and participation for a politico religious movement. Robert J. Billings appears on its letterhead and also serves as vice chairman of the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, linked to Colorado’s Coors family. David Troxler, as Christian Voice PR director, is assistant director of the same committee. Gary Jarmin of the American Conservative Union shifts to Christian Voice while leading a push to dismantle OSHA.
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Christian Voice
Robert J. Billings
Committee For the
Gary Jarmin
American Conservative Union
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Chrysler relief request ends in public rejection
Washington notes that Chrysler Corp asked for a one billion dollar tax relief but is rebuked as untenable. The piece argues taxpayers should not bail out the ailing automaker, warning such aid would threaten the broader free enterprise system and prompt further failures across other firms.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Federal Treasury
Penn Central
Editorial letter from Cedar Rapids Lebanese group thanks editor
A group of Lebanese residents in Cedar Rapids expresses appreciation for the July 26 editorial. They credit the piece with objective and direct reporting and say such coverage helps Americans understand events affecting them.
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Cedar Rapids
Christian Voice activism sparks Iowa debate and tax relief talk
The letter cites Robert Grant of Christian Voice and Sen Roger Jepsen among their backers while urging readers to resist the group s influence. It questions funding practices and appeals for broad tax relief to aid the auto industry, arguing Chrysler should seek bankruptcy protections if unable to compete with Ford GM and overseas rivals.
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Chrysler
Ford
Japan
Germany
Is it the truth or not factory visit to see machines
A satirical piece by Carl Riblet Jr. ponders automated machinery and the idea people should enjoy work. It notes machines may seem to think better than humans and asks whether some tasks, though distasteful, fulfill a role in society such as grave digging or executions.
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NPL
Iowa Commerce Commission
Fairer air quality plan risks Cedar Rapids growth
Pat Marshall argues Iowa SIP delays threaten Cedar Rapids economic health by potential sanctions. She notes EPA approval gaps, fugitive dust issues, and costly highway surfacing, urging senators to push deadlines for a workable plan that safeguards jobs and the environment.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
EPA
Air Quality Commission
SIP
Department of Environmental Quality
Linn County Health Department
DEQ
U.S
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Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
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van Eck
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General Motors
Mideast
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California
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Gress
Jack Tessin
Hawkeye Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Wiley
Lockheed
City of
New York
Universal Press Syndicate
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InterOcean Press Syndicate
Pat Marshall
Environmental Protection Agency
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Iowa Federation of Labor
Collins Employees Credit Union
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Linn County Regional Planning Commission
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