Living with ALS A Iowa nurse writer pleads for Ice Bucket Challenge support
Linda McFarland, an ALS patient and former Navy nurse from Fredericksburg, shares her journey from diagnosis in 2008 to surpassing five years with ALS. She notes the Ice Bucket Challenge raised about 350000 in Iowa and calls for renewed participation to fund research and care while thanking donors and volunteers.
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U.S. Navy
New Hampton
Mason City
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Letters to the Editor mixed views on education and military cuts
The Washington Post study critique of teacher development spending mirrors editorials arguing student effort drives learning. Readers urge rejecting education fads, defend Hillary Clinton and President Obama’s military plans, and call for budget cuts elsewhere to preserve national defense.
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John Rassler
Belle Plaine
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George Washington
Jim Sorensen
Marion
Congress should raise fuel tax to fund highways
The piece argues current gimmicks fail to fund highways and urges a real solution: raise the federal gas tax from 18.4 cents per gallon, index to inflation, and pursue additional highway funding while recognizing reduced driving and higher fuel efficiency. It notes a bipartisan long term bill could improve freight, congestion, bridges, and interstates, but stopgap funding persists.
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Trump as political spectacle exposes right wing fringe tactics
Froma Harrop argues Trump uses outrageous belittling as a brand tactic to expand influence with little cost. She notes Erick Erickson's double standards and debates over media legitimacy while contrasting Republican leaders embracing or avoiding the volatile dynamic.
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John Kasich
Rand Paul
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Chris Christie
Barack Obama
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Jay Rosen
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