Stutsman to Leave Board for Iowa House Seat
Sally Stutsman departs the Johnson County Board of Supervisors after 18 years of service to join the Iowa House as a legislator next month. Eye 380 volunteers seek a State grant to continue two Cedar Rapids landscaping projects on I 380 with Trees Forever handling donations.
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Sally Stutsman
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Iowa House
Eye 380
I-380
Cedar Rapids
Trees Forever
National newborn screening leads in Iowa program
Iowa's mandatory newborn screening system, now testing for more than 50 conditions including sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis, remains a national leader. A new addition for 2013 will screen for severe combined immunodeficiencies as part of the program.
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Iowa
Russians ban U.S. adoptions as senators urge reversal
A new Russian law bars Americans including Iowans from adopting Russian orphans amid sanctions retaliation. U.S. Senator Grassley and 15 others press Putin to reverse the ban, arguing the policy harms vulnerable children. The drought and river ice threaten Mississippi barge traffic, risking billions in shipments. Iowa courts face delays despite restored funding after an 11 percent cut. In Johnson and Linn counties, criminal trials completed have fallen over three years.
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Iowa
Johnson and Linn
Nations urgently needs clean energy from 100 Grannies
Readers discuss the Cedar Rapids area and national debate on climate, energy policy, and selective indignation. Barbara Schlachter and the 100 Grannies urge Obama to back wind and solar while critiquing fossil fuels. Corbin Beastrom and Corbin voices reflect on floods, development, and social justice.
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Schlachter
Obama
New York
Bloomberg
New York City
Charles R. Crawley
Cedar Rapids
Federalism and six-toed cats spark a Key West clash
Jonah Goldberg argues for local control over social issues and criticizes federal overreach in regulating Hemingway's six-toed cats at the Key West Hemingway Home and Museum. He notes a federal court ruling that the museum must comply with animal welfare rules, framing it as an example of Washington busybodyism.
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Ernest Hemingway
Snowball
Hemingway
Key West
Fla
Department of Agriculture
Ivan
Obama
Washington
Florida
Inattention to drilling costs federal revenue from land
Guest editorial argues federal mineral revenues from oil gas coal and mining on public lands are under taxed. GAO figures show 2011 extraction value far exceeds lease payments and mining royalties are minimal under 1872 act. Calls for updated royalties and lower permitting costs to boost federal income and budget stability.
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Post
Juliet Kilperin
Raul M. Grijalva
D-Ariz
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