Iowa City schedules special election to fill council vacancy
The City Council unanimously votes to hold a Oct 2 special election after Kingsley Batchway resigns to join the Waterloo Community School District. The move, forced by state law, limits time for signatures and campaigning and costs about 60,000. The option to join the general election was blocked by House File 566, prompting calls for reconsideration.
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Reader letters question Trump Putin ties and Kavanaugh vote
Mary Lou Pazour challenges Trump’s closeness to Putin and how it affects allies and press. Glenn Freeman criticizes Adam Sullivan and Brett Kavanaugh, arguing Roe v. Wade privacy rights and abortion access could be overturned by a Kavanaugh vote, urging Grassley and Ernst to oppose the nomination.
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Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Helsinki
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European Union
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Trump
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Mount Vernon
Adam Sullivan
Supreme Court
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Sullivan
Kavanaugh
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Justice Rehnquist
Roe
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Ernst
Gov Reynolds douses dissent over Medicaid privatization
Deb McMahon argues that Governor Kim Reynolds wrongly dismissed David Hudson from Iowa’s Medical Assistance Advisory Councils. Hudson, who and his wife Mary Jo care for their severely disabled son Matthew, spoke out on burdens like paperwork and service access, and his removal weakens the board and silences input from families of the vulnerable.
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David Hudson
Iowa
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Mary Jo
Matthew
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Hudson
After camera phones what’s the next big thing
Lenore Skenazy surveys upcoming trends from camera phones to edible coffee cups and smart clothing. She highlights Asics Blackout Track for mindfulness, male cosmetics in China, mayo ice cream by Hellmanns and Tommy Hilfiger Xplore with embedded chips.
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China
Jing Daily
Hellmann
Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
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Leadership change at UnitedHealth amid Iowa Medicaid controversy
Tom Mohan of Cedar Rapids urges Bror Hultgren to reform UnitedHealth after years of denied services and delayed payments in Iowa. Mohan cites home care cuts, catheters limits, and underfunded facilities, urging immediate steps to prioritize people over profits. He notes UnitedHealth's growing profits but ongoing public care failures needing fix.
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United Healthcare of the River Valley
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Kim Foltz
Hultgren
Iowa
Jamie Campbell
Fontanelle
Cody Trent
Greenfield
Country View Estates
Guthrie Center
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