Cedar Rapids hearing on utility rate increase debated
Iowa utilities regulators weigh moving a rate hearing for Iowa Electric Light and Power from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids. Officials say a Cedar Rapids session could boost access for some customers but hinder others, stressing the need for a factual, operation-focused record over public turnout. Citizens and CURE urge relocation. regulators caution about cost and emotional testimony.
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Cedar Rapids
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
CURE
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Des Moines
Linn
Rights and wrongs shape Cedar Rapids book ban clash
A Cedar Rapids debate over public library access to material deemed obscene centers on youth reading. The piece surveys why parents and officials push for limits, the ALA stance favoring broad access, and the clash over censorship versus free expression, previewing further local specifics.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Witherell
Birchwood Drive
ALA
Clifton Fadiman
NCAA travel squad rule sparks basketball coach dissent
NCAA rules restricting travel squads to ten players draw fire from college basketball coaches who say a full squad is needed for half their games. Lute Olson of Iowa argues the limit is impractical and likely to be rescinded at an upcoming NCAA meeting.
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National Athletic Collegiate Assn
NCAA
Lute Olson
University of Iowa
Olson
Hawaii
Americans feel consumption disparity is morally wrong says Harris survey
The Harris Survey of 1 497 adults finds 61 percent view U S consumption of energy and materials as morally wrong given our 6 percent world population. A 55 percent majority says this disparity harms others and 68 percent call Americans wasteful. Most (90 percent) favor cutting back, with 64 percent expecting lower living standards if waste is controlled.
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U.S
Chicago Tribune
New York News
Voting patterns in editorials on union politics and consumption
The letter cites Rep. Michael Blouin and a House clerk record noting donations from Iowa workers groups. It argues Blouin votes with liberals and communists in most rolls, critiques union influence in committees, and promotes voter turnout. It cites Harris Survey data on consumption, energy, inflation, and nationalism.
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Michael Blouin
Iowa
House
Education and Labor Committee
Rep. Blouin
The Age of Gimmicks in Merchandising
The passage notes gimmicks may fade as advertising, product quality, and fair pricing drive sales, with some sellers still unaware that customers buy for these reasons and not novelty. The text emphasizes neighborly competition and wholesale access as factors in consumer buying.
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