Calendar control shifts from local boards to state officials
The Gazette urges Iowa lawmakers to restore local calendar control after Gov Branstad and Dept of Education pull waivers from a 1985 law forcing school start dates. Districts may start later only if a significant negative educational impact is shown, risking exams after winter break and clashes with community college schedules. The editorial calls for repealing the law or restoring automatic waivers.
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Iowa State Fair Board
Terry Branstad
Department of Education
Brad Buck
Des Moines
Iowa
Branstad
Education Department
Letters to the Editor on war spending and peace policy
A reader argues the omnibus budget favors war over peace urging investment in refugee aid and a Cabinet level Department of Peace. The letter also criticizes a Cedar Rapids smoke free casino proposal and calls for wiser presidential choices, noting job concerns and immigration security. It ends with gratitude to a Marion Wal Mart staffer who gave flowers to Joyce Gassman Monticello.
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Pentagon
OCO
Iraq
Afghanistan
Syria
Yemen
Somalia
Pakistan
Department of Peace
Joni Ernst
Cedar Rapids
C.R
Steve Gray
Iowa
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Wal-Mart
Marion
Joyce Gassman Monticello
Street panhandling sparks charity versus begging debate
Froma Harrop argues that aggressive charity requests in stores resemble panhandling and may pressure public responses. She notes a Worcester Mass. case on a 20 foot line for beggars, with First Amendment implications and counterarguments. She urges directing charitable giving to legitimate organizations and cautious checkout solicitations.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Worcester
Mass
The
American Civil Liberties
Union
Improving health care quality and patient safety in Iowa
Tom Evans argues for continued progress in health care safety through the Partnership for Patients and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. He cites national gains of 1.3 million fewer harms, 50 000 lives saved, and $12 billion in avoided costs, with Iowa reporting major reductions in infections, readmissions, and adverse events, totaling significant harm avoidance and cost savings.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
IHC
Nebraska
Illinois
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Kansas
Minnesota
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