Harris Promises Tax-Free Tips, Echoing Trump Ahead of Nevada Rally
Guest editorial notes Harris proposes ending federal income taxes on tips, a stance modeled after Donald Trump. The column critiques the move as pandering in a purple Nevada battleground, highlighting the hospitality sector and ongoing partisan muddiness around her agenda. It questions sustainability and fiscal implications.
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Kamala Harris
Donald Trump
Harris
Nevada
Trnes
Joe Biden
Trump
Party of Fiscal Responsibility
GOP
Biden
Community Letter Urges Roller Skating for Olympics
Cedar Rapids writer Sara McDermott argues that roller sports deserve Summer Games inclusion. She recalls competing in figure eights and roller dance, notes the appeal of speed, precision, and choreography, and suggests USA Roller Sports could detail the sport’s facets.
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USA
Sara McDermott
Cedar Rapids
Prove It Act would aid Iowa by pricing emissions says Rolnick
Peter Rolnick argues in support of the PROVE IT Act, claiming carbon pricing lowers net costs, reduces climate damage, and strengthens U S industry. He cites border corrections, studies on emissions intensity, and real world data to counter critics. Rolnick is a retired physicist with Citizens' Climate Lobby in Iowa City.
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U.S
Europe
Heckman
National Bureau of Economic Re
Joni Ernst
Chuck Grassley
Ashley Hinson
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Peter Rolnick
Iowa City
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Iowa Dead Zone Party Sparks Call for Change
A sprawling critique links the Iowa dead zone to farm chemical lobbies, fertilizer overuse, and runoff into the Gulf. It cites Vilsack, bipartisan politicians, tile drainage, and climate effects, arguing for stronger crop insurance rules and mandatory conservation to cut nitrogen losses and algae blooms.
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Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
USDA
Tom Vilsack
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New Jersey
Yellowstone National Park
Mississippi River
Union of
Gulf
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