Quotes of the Week Retirements and Education Policy Notes
The piece notes Save A Lot owners Jim and Robin McVeigh retiring and closing their Cedar Rapids store. It also quotes Mike Naig on Brooke Rollins potential as U S agriculture secretary, Mason Mauro on banning cellphones in K 12 classrooms, and Rep Taylor Collins on reforming Iowa universities amid restoring trust and academic focus.
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Save A Lot
Jim
Robin McVeigh
Cedar Rapids
Mike Naig
Iowa
Brooke Rollins
U.S. Agriculture
Kim Reynolds
Mason Mauro
Reynolds
Norman Sherman to retire column after decades of Iowa coverage
Readers react with sadness and thanks as Norman Sherman ends his long regular column. Letters praise his in‑the‑room perspective and humor while some critics call his work biased. Other voices thank Linn County official Louie Zumach and praise Central City mayoral grants. climate policy notes discuss wind, solar, and permitting reform.
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Norman Sherman
the Gazette
Sherman
Bob Rush
Cedar Rapids
John Stiegelmeyer
Vinton
Louie
Statehouse
Linn County
Don Gray
Central City
Linn
Louie Zumbach
Small acts of defiance fuel big change in a stormy time
Ecologist Amy McEuen argues for tiny deeds like planting native oaks and writing nonpartisan voter letters as seeds of resilience. She notes ripples of impact from individual actions, cites gerrymandering heroism in North Carolina, and urges community unity to prepare for looming political and environmental storms.
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Mancy
North Carolina
Kate Barr
State Senate
Kamala Harris
Hillary Clinton
America
Wendell Berry
Thoreau
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House Conservative Climate Caucus
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Zach Nunn
Randy Feenstra
Senate
Joni Ernst
Chuck Grassley
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Cclusa.org
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Action
Nicelle
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
Amy McEuen
Vote Forward
University of Illinois Springfield
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