Grassley urges deeper look into fetal tissue inquiry findings
Senator Grassley argues the Senate Judiciary Committee report on fetal tissue transfers shows the 1993 law restricting buying or selling fetal tissue was not enforced. He cites lack of prosecutions, questionable cost charges by Planned Parenthood and others, and calls for Justice Department action to enforce the law.
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Community letters call for Jones Golf Course rethink
Local readers urge Cedar Rapids to keep Jones Golf Course open or reconfigure it rather than hire consultants. They propose converting the back nine to a dog park and restoring nine holes to speed play, stressing public input and affordable rates to halt revenue decline.
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Blue states can preserve Obamacare amid Romneycare outlook
Froma Harrop argues that blue states can maintain coverage if Obamacare is repealed by adopting Romneycare-like plans or single payer. She notes Massachusetts already shows universal coverage and that federal funds subsidize many red states, risking loss to blue states if the law ends.
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Christmas on the curb by Tim Trenkle in Dubuque
Tim Trenkle writes from Dubuque about homelessness outside a rescue mission during Christmas. The piece contrasts wealth and poverty, underscores barriers to employment, and questions capitalism's failures while noting shelter rules and the lack of dignity for the poor.
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