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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 2016

Page

5

Should sports allow drugs that enhance performance

Guest column argues for a Portugal style approach to doping and questions the efficacy of anti-doping efforts. It weighs legal, health, and ethical concerns, and proposes regulated medical oversight for performance enhancers to create a safer, fairer playing field. Nicholas Johnson, Iowa City, argues for least-worst option given widespread doping.

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Community letters urge review of odor control cost risk

A reader cites a Gazette report on a Cedar Rapids odor control project rising 70 percent from 3.9 million to 6.6 million and questions whether a conventional system could reduce risk. The letter urges the utilities director to clarify risk controls and improved cost estimation to prevent tax impact.

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Cedar Rapids residents urge safer festival with security plans

Curt Moore and Carl Stuber call for proactive safety measures at community events in Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. They propose crowd control, K-9 and mounted units, and bringing back the Cedar Rapids Police helicopter to prevent violence at gatherings.

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Fannie Lou Hamer Committee Members Seek Better Jobs

Mary Sanchez profiles Kansas City low wage workers forming the Fannie Lou Hamer Women’s Committee. They face retaliatory managers, harassment, and limited access to full time, benefitted positions. After training in Chicago they draw strength from Mexican and Turkish labor leaders and urge dignity and financial security.

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Water rule change debate aims to clarify Iowa water laws

Guest columnist Timothy J. Whipple argues the DNR antidegradation rule changes are steady and justified. He notes four months since the petition and multiple public inputs, defending the shift from a non binding guideline to a binding standard and preserving environmental considerations while aiding communities and permit processes.

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