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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 2015

Page

6

Preparing young girls for leadership in Iowa politics and business

Guest columnist Linda Schreiber argues 22.7 percent of 2015 Iowa legislature are female and urges continued work to boost girls confidence and future leadership. She cites corporate gains from women in management, notes brain development and social media risks, and champions positive peers and role models to raise aspirations.

Iowa

Share Your Voice Conference for Girls and Parents

The conference runs 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Saturday at the DoubleTree Cedar Rapids. Open to girls in fourth through eighth grade and parents with a $15 girl and $10 adult fee. Contact Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois at 800 798 0833 for details. Linda Schreiber serves on the steering committee.

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Sanford's Big Little Books and a Climate Debate

A reader recalls Sanford's basement store in 1930s Linn County offering Big Little Books at 10 cents each and recalls a neighbor watching over him. The letter pairs nostalgia with a Pew Research poll on climate change and a NASA claim about the warmest years on record, urging readers to study evidence themselves.

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Climate change views linger amid politics and Keystone XL debate

Citizens urge Obama to reject Keystone XL citing risks to communities and aquifers and noting cleaner jobs in solar and wind. Activists push to share scientific consensus and promote clean energy while dismissing tar sands as corrosive and harmful.

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Government surveillance criticized in post 9 11 era

An Orange County Register editorial argues the DEA license plate tracking program expands into a nationwide dragnet with 53 cameras and local police partners. It warns of creeping surveillance and urges citizens to demand details on security practices.

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Vaccination Debate and Politics in Iowa Leading to Immunization Push

Opinion piece critiques how party politics inflames vaccine debates. It notes Christie and Rand Paul stances, Iowa immunization laws, and exemptions. The author urges doctors to counter misinformation and politicians to advocate vaccination.

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