Corbett calls for overhaul of state higher education governance
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett urges scrapping the state Board of Regents in favor of independent trustee oversight for each public university. He argues increased autonomy could improve distinct educational offerings while recognizing the Iowa School for the Deaf and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School. The editorial notes budget cuts, calls for tuition hikes, and questions ongoing regent viability.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
State Board of Regents
Iowa School For the Deaf
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Voters urged to pass bond as candidates vie for ICCSD seats
Community letters urge Sept 12 approval of the Iowa City Community School District general obligation bond and back Shawn Eyestone for the two year school board seat. The writers warn the bond raises taxes despite low rates and high assessed values, urging a no vote and smaller referenda.
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Shawn Eyestone
Shawn
DPO
Eyestoneschoolboard
Marisa
Iowa City
Iowa
West High
University of Iowa
ICCSD
Joe Henderson
Marion
Linn County
Waterloo
Linn-Mar
Ankeny East
Dann Myers
Blame is all around in Charlottesville riot
Walter Williams argues Charlottesville violence shows failures in policing and political leadership. He notes Unite the Right rally legal permits, leftist counterprotests, and disputed police intervention while warning both sides threaten American liberty and civility.
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Charlottesville
Donnybrook
Robert E. Lee
Emancipation Park
Virginia
Terry McAuliffe
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
Unite the Right
ACLU
Mike Signer
Eclipse adventure over Nebraskan plains ends in awe
A Nebraska trio and family chase a total solar eclipse from Plymouth to Harbine. Clouds tease, then totality arrives with the corona, cooling air and lights rising as the sky darkens briefly. The writer reflects on wonder beyond screens and science.
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Neb
Harbine
Josh
Ella
Ethan
Erin
Nebraska
Homestead National Monument
Bill Nye
Illinois
Megan
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