Iowa bridges and roads face funding and repair crisis
The Gazette urges Iowa leaders to address overloaded bridges and aging roads. With 24 000 bridges longer than 20 feet and 19 000 on county roads, one in five are seriously deficient. A higher gas tax or heavy equipment fee could raise funds, as lawmakers prepare January budget plans.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Gazette
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Chicago
Letters on school lunch time and war memories in Iowa City
A reader argues students need more than 15 minutes for lunch, urges longer school days and preserved recess, and calls for kinder discipline. The letter recalls bullying in 1949 and critiques today’s student behavior and school discipline. A separate essay salutes Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta then reflects on veterans’ stories and war costs.
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Iowa City
Jill Jencks
Marion
Salvatore Giunta
Gazetter
Dale Kueter
Disney Ditches Fairy Tales as Studio Shifts Global Focus
The Los Angeles Times interview reveals Disney plans to stop producing fairy tale movies and shift toward broader world distribution. Disney and Pixar’s Ed Catmull acknowledge genres run their course, while critics say fairy princesses shaped girlhood and merchandising. The piece notes 1937 Snow White origins and recent backlash over princess culture. Lenore Skenazy comments on reading original tales.
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Ed Catmull
Los Angeles Times
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New gun law raises calls for clear standards in Iowa
Iowa debates a new licensing rule set effective January 1 2008. Sheriffs fear loss of discretion as permits to carry become shall issue with minimal training requirements. Officials warn the law could flood the process with rubber stamped applications despite gun safety concerns.
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