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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 2024

Page

6

Call for Expanding Linn County Board of Supervisors

The Gazette urges moving from a three member to five member Linn County Board to increase representation and responsiveness. Open meetings laws hinder cross group cooperation on policy but more supervisors would bring diverse perspectives. A 2026 vote could authorize change. discussions should begin now to prepare for the November 2026 election.

Linn County Board of Supervisors Linn Iowa

Kids Online Safety Act Advocated in Community Letter

A teacher urges House passage of KOSA, citing decades of concern over smartphones and youth mental health. The letter recalls a 2013 conference on media effects, notes bipartisan Senate support, and calls for September action to protect children online.

Senate Kim Reynolds Tech EOSA Congress

Climate taxes on visitors spark debate in travel columns

Froma Harrop argues new environmental levies for Hawaii and other destinations are part of mass tourism costs. She notes Venice and Amsterdam tax and limit tourists, cites Rome and Bar Harbor strains, and urges travelers to be selective rather than chase bucket lists.

Lahaina Maui Hawaii Venice Provincetown Portofino Rome Colosseum Trastevere Bar Harbor Maine Amsterdam Schiphol Barcelona Froma Harrop Creators Fharrop Gmail

Students urged to fight world hunger inspired by Truman

William Lambers notes President Truman’s 1946 youth famine conference urging action to feed the world. He cites CARE packages and postwar aid, urging students to include hunger relief in curricula and campus events while recognizing the 309 million people facing chronic hunger in 71 countries per the WFP.

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