Editorial urges transparency on Johnson County emergency center
The Gazette urges clear budgeting and staffing for a new joint emergency communications center in Johnson County. It notes the policy board's limited funding authority, calls for lean operations, and stresses public accountability, planning, and year one data use.
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Johnson County
Coralville
Iowa City
North Liberty
Rod Sullivan
Policy Board
Independent Policy Board
Communications Board
Iowa lion concerns and flood plain critique at library meeting
Attendees at the January Marengo Public Library session heard claims of lions reproducing in Iowa and debates over population thresholds. The speaker urged aggressive protection of livestock, warned families to supervise children outdoors, and questioned wildlife management by the Department of Natural Resources.
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Marengo Public Library
Marengo Area
Iowa
Lowa
Department of Natural Resources
Aws.ven. Com
Denise Leubka
Williamsburg
Comment on presidential homeland security via flight attack comparison
A letter argues that Bush failed to keep the nation safe and claims the 9/11 attacks occurred under Republicans. It contrasts the Amsterdam incident with 9/11, asserting Obama has no clue on homeland security and that responsibility for airport operations lies elsewhere.
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Anthra
Bush
Janis Belknap
Marion
Wayne Lovetinsky
Detroit
Barack Obama
Amsterdam
Lovetinsky
Obama
Biden
Miller-Meeks misleads readers on bill
Coralville reader Tom Persoon accuses 2nd District candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks of misinforming voters in a Gazette guest column about H.R. 2454 the Energy Cap and Trade bill. Persoon says the described energy inspection and retrofit provision was removed before House passage.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Miller-Meeks
House
Miller- Meeks
Congress
Congress Must Act For People Not Privately Favored Bills
A citizen letter urges Congress to consider only meritorious bills with no earmarks and to reject stimulus aid to banks. The writer defends free enterprise, opposes large executive bonuses, and demands government by and for the people, warning lawmakers that citizens are watching.
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Congress
Marriage trends flip gender roles in recession era
A Pew study shows more men gain economic benefit from marriage as women delay marriage and gain earnings. Higher education and later marriages correlate with stability, while sole male breadwinners face higher divorce risk. The piece argues feminists helped marriages and questions ageist myths.
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Pew Research Center
Council On Contemporary Families
Smokestack at Sinclair Plant Faces Decisive Fate
Flood recovery director Greg Eyerly weighs options for the 165-foot smokestack at the old Sinclair meat packing plant seen as an imminent collapse risk. Preservationists seek a funded assessment while demolition on rubble proceeds, aiming to balance history with public costs.
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St. Louis Arch
Sinclair Plant
Tom Janik
Cedar Rapids
Greg Eyerly
Sinclair
Stalingrad
Historic Preservation Commission
Eyerly
Everly
Mark Stoffer Hunter
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