Back to School Help and Health Reminders at Mercy Center
Homers backpacks program aids 33 Cedar Rapids families with a member in cancer treatment at Mercy Medical Center. Johnson County offers free vaccine for children immunizations to eligible kids before school. Iowa State Fair politics bring candidates into crowds as there are 69 food items on a stick to try.
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Cedar Rapids
Half-Perrine Cancer Center
Mercy Medical Center
Johnson County
Sheltered workshops and the disabled deserve continued choice
Letters urge keeping sheltered workshops open for disabled adults who cannot join community employment. The writer cites Linn County meetings and calls for stakeholder involvement, college community values, and preserving pride in work over pushes toward assimilation.
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Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
VEISHEA cancellation ends 92 year Iowa State tradition
After four months of deliberation Iowa State University President Steven Leath canceled the VEISHEA celebration noting a spring campus disturbance that injured a student. The historic event is concluded with Leath’s decision approved by campus leadership and echoed by students and residents.
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Veisher
Iowa State University
Steven Leath
Veishea
Leath
Obama ISIS stance contrasts from 2007 to now
Jonah Goldberg notes Obama in 2007 argued that leaving Iraq could raise bloodshed, but warned against precipitous withdrawal. He argues Obama later misjudged ISIS rise, as the group grew control and vast resources while U S policy faced criticism for red line rhetoric.
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Congo
Associated Press
Sudan
Darfur
Obama
Syria
ISIS
al-Qaida
Getting to Iowa tax truth amid policy spin
Peter S. Fisher argues that Iowa's corporate income tax is among the lowest in the U S despite claims of a terrible tax climate. He critiques the Tax Foundation index used by Iowa groups and notes that real measures show Iowa taxes on business are near the 11th lowest while recent property tax cuts hit cities and services.
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Iowa Policy Project
Tax Foundation
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Future of Iowa Foundation
Iowa
Ilowa
Council On State Taxation
Anderson Economic Group
Gazette
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