Branstad’s Iowap EDP proposed with public private questions
The Gazette urges transparency as Iowa plans a hybrid economic development model led by a public development authority and a private nonprofit. It notes private donors and non profit operations may escape open records rules while AG reviews the plan. The editorial backs business leader input but warns public scrutiny must remain and funding sources be disclosed.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Debi Durham
Letters on equal rights and library expansion in North Liberty
A reader argues against framing same sex marriage as an equal rights issue and critiques the Iowa Supreme Court ruling, while Dale Fitzgibbons endorses North Liberty library expansion and appeals for private funding toward a 714000 goal with no tax increase, noting city support of 2 million.
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Rhonda Case
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
North Liberty
Community voices on guns and water fluoridation
Letters discuss gun rights versus safety and defend water fluoridation. Arguments cite deterrence and history of gun use, while defending DHHS recommended fluoride levels and citing studies supporting decay reduction. Authors urge informed discussion and continued public health measures.
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Mark Amberg
Department of Health and Human Services
DHHS
Amberg
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Moorestown Child Care Faces Tree Trimming Safety Probe
At Moorestown's 11 acre Moorestown Children's School inspectors demand removing overgrown branches and other outdoor features to achieve seven feet of bare trunk visibility. Director Sue Maloney resists, arguing the rural, cluttered environment reflects childhood. the center must weigh safety against its open, natural setting.
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Sue Maloney
Moorestown
Maloney
Suburbia
Wahls Speech Against Same Sex Marriage Shapes Iowa Debate
Zach Wahls, a 19 year old engineering student and sixth generation Iowan, testified before state legislators against a constitutional ban on same sex marriage. His three minute speech, about two mothers and family, went viral worldwide and drew intense coverage as the measure passed 62 to 37.
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Iowa
Zach Wahls
University of Iowa
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