Local leaders urged to shape topsoil rule change
The editorial argues state rule changes on topsoil restoration for large developments should be reined in locally. It notes Iowa regulators lack cost clarity and urges Cedar Rapids and Davenport to convene broader stakeholder groups to set stricter, locally crafted topsoil requirements amid flood and runoff concerns.
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State Environmental Protection Commission
central-Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Scott Overland
Scott Olson
Overland
Cedar River
Letters to the Editor Highlight Community Center Need
Mary Chalupsky argues for a Cedar Rapids senior center as an urgent community need. Stan Thornberry counters climate-change claims, noting solar cycles and sun activity. He praises Oak Hill Cemetery historian Carl Thoresen and offers tours, with donations to the Oak Hill Cemetery Improvement Fund at Hills Bank.
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Mary Chalupsky
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa City
The
Gazette
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mount Vernon Rd
Jane
Carl Thoresen
Carl
Messrs
Armstrong
Bever
Cherry
Douglas
Dows
Ely
Higley
Greene
Hall
15Th Street
Mount Vernon Road
Oak Hill Cemetery Improvement Fund
Hills Bank and Trust Company
David H. Burke
Mom shaming over baby left in car sparks viral debate
Lenore Skenazy notes viral video shows Carl Paz challenging a Torrance mother over leaving a child in a parked car. She argues most danger comes from traffic, not heat, and questions regulating parental choice. Police investigate after video posted online.
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Carl Paz
Sprint
Torrance
Calif
Pat
Paz
America
Republican RNC report targets women voters and hypocrisy
An autopsy study for the Republican National Committee assesses women voters after 2012. It notes a large gap with single women and urges engagement through facts and female messengers. The piece critiques current officials and highlights Joni Ernst and Mitch McConnell tied to Planned Parenthood funding debates.
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Republican Party
Mitt Romney
Republican National Committee
Romney
RNC
Psst
U.S
Joni Ernst
Planned Parenthood
Mitch McConnell
Donald Trump
Ernst
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