Bury waste, bury jobs the better half of my career
Stacie Johnson argues that diverting waste from landfills creates more jobs and economic value than burying it. She cites a 60 percent landfill share of paper plastics metals and organics, a $5 million annual feedstock value in Linn County, and Fiberight’s $40 million Eastern Iowa investment to process mixed-bin waste at Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Solid Waste Agency
Fireright
Craig Stuart-Paul
Marion
Iowa City
Elown
Deci
Fiberight
Iowa
Stacie Johnson
Iowa Stormwater Education Program
Cedar Rapids/Linn County
Iowa State Iowa clash at Ames fouls spark debate
Letter from Ken Fawcett of West Branch argues the Ames game favored Iowa State due to 36 free throws for ISU versus 21 for Iowa. He cites referee calls as a key factor, discusses farming and biofuels, and urges expanding agricultural use of land with new tech. He mentions Fran McCaffrey.
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Iowa
Iowa State
University of Iowa
Ames Hilton Coliseum
Fran McCaffrey
Ken Fawcett West Branch
Megachurch Shifts to TheaterStyle Worship Attracting Youth
The piece notes many small traditional churches decline while megachurches grow by adopting marketing, video sermons, screens for hymn lyrics, bands instead of choirs, and cafe spaces. Services span mornings and weekends targeting teens and middle schoolers with varied formats.
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Macy’s
America
Don Nations
DNA Coaching
Episcopalian
United Methodist Church
Richard Lovelace
Stellar
Lovelace
Europe
Chartres
Stop the Spin On Climate Myths From The Gazette Letter
Climate change is real and Earth is warming with 2012 ninth warmest on record. NASA data show rising global temperatures since 1880 and most hot years since 2000. The letter argues skeptics hinder policy for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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Sunday Gazette
U.N
NASA
Mars
Nasa.gov
Earth
Gazette
United States
Todd Dorman
Todd
Iowa
Tampa
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Iowa Policy Project
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Dosterberg
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