Editorial warns against rushing NSA curbs despite privacy concerns
The editorial defends broad NSA data collection as essential for security while acknowledging privacy worries. It notes a federal court ruling, a presidential panel urging reforms, and calls for a middle path with stronger transparency and a third-party data holder to curb bulk phone records. It stresses risks if intelligence gathering slows and urges informed debate.
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Times Square
Los Angeles International
National Security Agency
Congress
White House
NSA
Barack Obama
America
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
U.S
Obama
Washington Post
New Yorker
FISC
Dianne Feinstein
California
Senate Intelligence Committee
Wait for legislative input on Juvenile Home
Todd Sprague urges waiting for the 2014 Iowa Legislature to decide the future of the Toledo Juvenile Home amid Governor Branstad’s plan to close it and relocate youth to private placements. He argues the move hurts youth, reduces services for girls, and bypasses open debate with legislators.
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Belowa
Toledo
Juvenile Justice System
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
National Governors Association
Executive Branch
Code of Iowa
Steve Sodders
Des Moines Register
Eldora
Governor
Todd Sprague
Waterloo
Fayette
Charlie Litchfield
Lowa
Governor's Office
Iowa Department of Human Services
Letters on Westdale center taxes and aid to business
A Cedar Rapids reader urges locating a senior center at Westdale Mall and questions tax breaks for companies like Frew and General Mills. The letter argues roads should be funded by corporations and notes tax policy, plus residents’ concerns over public assistance and stigma.
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Linn County
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons
Iowa
Westdale
Frew
Terry Branstad
Fortune 500
General Mills
Leona Helmsley
Mary A. Craig
Craig
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