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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 2012

Page

3

Cedar Rapids school board votes to form diversity committee

The Cedar Rapids school board votes to form a 10 member diversity committee with members chosen by the district administration and approved by the board. It would include one board member and one district staffer and aims to independently review district diversity policies and foster community discussion.

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Letters to the Editor on campaigns and policy divides

Readers critique a headline about campaigns in opposing counties and urge quieter political discourse. They discuss abortion, Roe v. Wade, solar energy at Indian Creek Nature Center, and farm bill gridlock with named locals and lawmakers.

Rob Hogg Iowa Indian Creek Nature Center Nature Center Alliant Energy Iowa Energy Center Iowa Renewable Energy Association Rich Patterson Cedar Rapids

Romney extremism debate mirrors politics and media strategy

John Kass argues Romney is no more extreme than Obama, criticizing left wing labeling and David Axelrod’s influence. The piece cites Michael Tanner’s critique of big government conservatism, discusses Bush era deficits, Romney and Obama spending, and outlines a GOP split between deficit hawks and neo con defenders.

Mitt Romney Barack Obama Debbie Wasserman Schultz David Axelrod Axelrod Merlin Obama Arthur Chicago Tribune Romney Ronald Reagan Libertarian Cato Institute Michael Tanner Tanner George W. Bush Reagan Barry Goldwater Bush II Iraq Afghanistan Defense China

Iowa reforms bolster state home visiting for families

Iowa officials enacted a law by 2016 to invest at least 90 percent of home visiting funds in programs with proven family outcomes. The measure favors local control, ensuring communities choose models meeting local needs while expanding data driven budgeting and taxpayer value. Nancy Franz of Iowa State University Extension notes the program aims to improve prenatal health parenting skills and child development nationwide trend toward accountable, results oriented home visiting.

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