Iowa lawmakers urged to close agricultural drainage wells
The Iowa Environmental Council pressed legislators to close ADWs near large scale livestock operations, seal surface intakes, fund $2 million for well closures and provide alternative drainage. They cited 20 of 340 wells within a half mile of major manure lagoons and urged swift action.
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Ron Corbett
Iowa
Susan Heathcote
Iowa Environmental Council
Iowa Division of Soil Conservation Research
Overspending on a Singapore embassy no moat cited
The AP notes a $50 million United States embassy in Singapore touted as grand with granite from Minnesota and marble from Vermont yet described as fortress like with a crenellated walkway and small windows set back from the road to deter blasts.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Minnesota
Vermont
Interchanged homonyms in news and dictionaries
Freelance writer Carl Kane notes two misused homonyms in a BP column. He cites an AP report on World War II prisoner camps with walkaways from job sights and prisoners who visited the sites of a county fair.
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Bob Burns
Iowa
Owatonna
Minn
Bob
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Gabon Independence A Gift From France And Its Lands
Desire Ename chronicles Gabons path to independence granted by France on August 17, 1960. He notes Gabons vast forests, mineral wealth, diverse cultures, and sustained ties to France, while detailing geography, climate, and historical missionary activity.
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Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
Lambarene
Africa
Libreville
France
Boue Willaumez
Denis Rapontchombe
United States
Opinion on physician assisted death and future tech
The author contemplates voluntary death at a younger age and wonders about cryogenic storage and waking in a future world. They question faith in technology versus divine power and reflect on trust in medical advances, using personal age and moon missions as context.
Teens educate peers on HIV AIDS at development session
A panel of high school students shared how they teach peers about HIV AIDS during a professional development session organized by Grant Wood Area Education Agency Rapids AIDS Project and the American Red Cross. They stressed teen education and open discussion to curb the disease.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
American Red Cross
United States
Gazette letters welcome with 300 word limit
The Gazette invites local readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include full name street address and daytime phone number on the submission. Contact Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or use the provided fax and email for delivery.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Angel Tree aids 840 in Cedar Rapids area gifts
Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary marks its 13th Angel Tree season with gifts for 840 individuals from infants to the elderly. Beneficiaries include Alternative Services Cornerstone Abbe Center Catholic Worker House Home Health Mercy Medical Center Four Oaks Willis Dady Shelter for Men Foundation II and McAuley Women's Center.
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Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary
Alternative Services
Cornerstone
Abbe Center
Catholic Worker House
Home Health
Mercy Medical Center
Four Oaks
Willis Dady Shelter For Men
Foundation II
McAuley Women’s Center
Why Iowa lacks proof of insurance law for auto coverage
A reader asks why Iowa does not require drivers to show proof of an active auto policy. He recounts a past accident when the other party caused damage, notes gaps in coverage like collision he learned about later, and shares switching insurers for fuller protection seeking guidance on the issue.
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Iowa
School choice and First Amendment questions arise
A letter argues parents should freely choose any school including religiously affiliated ones. The writer contends restricting options or funding private schools challenges free exercise and establishment clauses and echoes concerns about secular humanism and government control in education.
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Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Gov. Branstad
Congress
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Summary
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy nor judge opinions. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers and offers equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
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