Federal aid eyed for Iowa watershed management effort
The Gazette notes a new federal program offering 320 million dollars over four years to Iowa and 11 other Mississippi River states to prevent soil erosion and curb nutrient runoff. While welcomed, the funding is modest next to the scale of flood control needs and climate threats.
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Iowa
Cedar River
Maquoketa River
U.S. Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Water Resources Coordinating Council
Iowa State University
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Rebuild
Experts wrong on economic forecasts and reform claims
The piece critiques economists forecasts and public media. It questions unemployment projections and analyzes the cost of health care reform proposed in Congress. It voices concerns about funding, state impact, and political motives behind reform messaging.
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Water Resources Coordinating Council
Letter on prescription drug ads and costs in health care bill
Michael Shea questions TV advertising for prescription drugs and its impact on drug prices. He notes half of ads promote drugs unavailable without a prescription and asks if the health care bill will prohibit such advertising.
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Michael Shea
Marion
Senate health bill labeled faulty and costly
Letter writers attack a Senate health care reform bill claiming it costs about 879 billion over ten years and nearly 2.5 trillion if full income and benefits are counted. They allege secret drafting, insufficient bipartisan input, and bribery concerns linked to a Louisiana senator.
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Iowa
Nancy Pelosi
Harry Reid
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Bob Cook
Marion
Senate
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Congress
Harkin
Jack McDermott
Toddville
Last Thanksgiving of My Childhood Remains in Memory
A 1969 Thanksgiving at friends' home reveals a teen crush and a pregnant cousin. The narrator recalls a father's wisdom to “Put your arms around him” amid later family fractures, divorce, illness, and the speaker's father's death, underscoring how precious moments feel in hindsight.
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Puerto Rico
Roe v. Wade
Congress vows to lower health care costs in Iowa column
Steven Lukan, Republican from New Vienna, argues Congress should follow the president’s goal of lowering costs. He critiques bills that raise taxes, shift premiums to the young, and push a public option. He outlines Iowa Republicans’ plan to curb pre existing condition exclusions and boost small business tax advantages.
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Washington
Congress
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid
Senate
Federal
Treasury
Iowa
Iowahouserepublicans.com
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