Quotes of the Week From Iowa City to Cedar Rapids
A string of quotes covers local governance and policy. Iowa City mayor Matt Hayek discusses a planned special meeting over historic cottages as pressure mounts from all sides. Patricia Cavanaugh notes Linn County Options sheltered workshop will close by June 30, 2016. Senator Wally Horn backs gaming reform with co sponsorship. Regents head Bruce Rastetter urges Iowa to join top ten research universities. Steve Lukan warns about potent street marijuana products. Keith Hazen announces Cranky Hank’s Cedar Rapids will close today to spend time with family. the Lindale Mall restaurant has operated since 2006.
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Patricia Cavanaugh
Linn County
Keith Hazen
Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Angie
Grant Wood influence and Iowa regionalism through time
A discussion of Grant Wood’s impact on Iowa art and regionalism, highlighting his childhood letters, modernist approach, and contrasts with Picasso. The piece cites Wood’s midcentury themes of rural life, weather, and agrarian struggles, plus Eugene Wallace and farm policy shifts shaping Iowa’s landscape.
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Wood
Todd Dorman
Guernica
Picasso
E. Bradford Burns
Iowa
Wallace
Seven Sisters of Grain
Turner Alley
Brad Wilson
Springville
Readers react to Obama immigration order and how to respond
Next week asks for reader opinions on President Obama’s immigration order, whether it oversteps, and how Iowa’s delegation and state leaders should answer. Submit ideas by 5 p.m. Wednesday via thegazette.com or phone. Include full name and city for publication.
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Barack Obama
Iowa
Thegazette
Thegazette.com
Life
the Gazette
Carly Weber
Weber
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Community Health Centers Need ACA Funding Reauthorization
Guest column from Ro Foege of Eastern Iowa Health Center urges Congress to reauthorize Health Center Fund funding to avoid a 70 percent cut on Oct 1, risking access to care for about 180,000 Iowans and an estimated $25 million regional economic loss plus over 200 jobs. The piece cites EIHC patient growth from 6,100 in 2013 to over 15,100 in 2014 and notes CHCs provide primary and preventive care serving underserved populations in Linn County and beyond.
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Gazette R Eveal
University of Iowa Public Policy Center
College of Public Health
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Cedar Rapids
EIHC
ETHC
ACA
Congress
Eastern
Iowa Health Center
Cal, Dental and
Behavioral Health Services
Chcs
U.S
Insight and Books and Gazette Editorial Board Roles
Insight and Books outlines submission guidelines for letters and guest columns by Eastern Iowans. The Gazette editorial board lists key editors and leaders including Jennifer Hemmingsen Elizabeth Schott Todd Dorman Lynda Waddington Chuck Peters and Joe Hladky.
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Insight & Books
Thegazette.com
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Jennifer Hemmingsen
Insight
Elizabeth Schott
Todd Dorman
Lynda Waddington
Chuck Peters
Joe Hladky
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Iowa Board of Regents
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
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