Iowa Republicans urged to reject Trump in caucus
The Gazette editorial calls on Iowa Republicans to deny Donald Trump in the upcoming caucuses citing his call to ban Muslims and his incendiary tactics. It argues Trump lacks seriousness and realistic plans and notes a Monmouth poll showing him slipping to second in Iowa, warning a defeat could derail his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Donald Trump
San Bernardino
United States
Land of the Free
Trump
Monmouth University
Towa
Readers debate Trump nomination and marijuana research policy
A reader questions the GOP path to the presidential nomination and worries Trump would harm U S leadership. The letter cites medical marijuana policy and a 1999 federal process change to spur debate on research and state laws. Another writer argues state level funding is key for education and warns of budget cuts amid legislative limits. Leonard Roberts Oxford Carl Olsen Des Moines Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Grassley
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Register
DHHS
FDA
IND
Grassley
Carl Olsen
Des Moines
Academic debate and campus tensions across several universities
syndicated columnist Walter E Williams discusses resource waste in higher education and cites incidents at Framingham State University Brown Harvard Dartmouth and Portland State. He notes Confederate flag incidents women’s advocacy groups warning about trauma in law classes white privilege courses and conservative comments from campus leaders while critiquing campus intellectual trends and free speech limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ast
Framingham State University
Brown University
Portland State University
Rachel Sanders
Harvard
Dartmouth College
Iowa clean water trust fund eyed in tax change talks
A plan to raise three eighths of a cent on the sales tax aims to fill the state Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund with about 170 million annually. It would fund nitrate pollution cleanup, water infrastructure, and reduce income tax. critics warn about urban burden and insufficient details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Engage Iowa Think Tank
Constitutional Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
Iowa
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Hogg
Des Moines
U.S. Senate
Joe Bellcom
Iowa City
Bolkcom
Water Works
Bill Stowe
Corbett
Belkcom
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Gazette
Thegazette.com
Frank Zieser
Ed Gogek
American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP
Illinois
Leonard Roberts
Oxford
Trump Tower
Attawonga Times Free Press
Clay Bennett
Post Writers Group
Pus
Walter E. Williams
Harvard University
Inge-Lise Ameer
Black Lives Matter
George Orwell
George Mason University
Gmu
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Todd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!