Smoke free dining guides show business uptake in Iowa counties
About 180 Johnson County and 140 Linn County food service establishments have adopted smoke free dining per guides at cleanairforeveryone.org and linncountymedical.org. Iowa DNR reports no chronic wasting disease found in tested deer carcasses this season. testing continues with no jump across the Mississippi River anticipated. Linn and Dubuque counties weigh five member boards to improve representation and address open meetings law concerns.
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Cleanairforeveryone.org
Linncountymedical.org
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
DNR
County Board of Supervisors
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Iowans face ethanol mandate debate in state law proposal
Senators Kibbie and Houser draft a bill to require at least ten percent ethanol in all gasoline sold in Iowa. Critics argue market choice should prevail despite ethanol’s boost to agriculture and local economy.
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Iowa
Debates on Social Security and Cedar Rapids politics
A letter discusses defending Social Security against privatization and criticizes the Bush approach as harming retirees, while noting Argentina and Britain pension reforms. It shifts to Cedar Rapids politics praising mayor Paul Danny Pate Jr. for scheduling gaffes and possible impact on city government and elections.
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Bush
Wall Street
Argentina
Great Britain
Cedar Rapids
Paul Danny Pate Jr
League of Women Voters
Pate
Phoenix
Paul T. Larson
Tax plan proposed to lure grandparents and families to Iowa
Reader Steve Maravetz from Mount Vernon urges lawmakers to exempt families with Iowa grandparents who move back, arguing it would attract young workers and their children. He cites a Colorado grandchild and a second grandchild on the way, hoping the Legislature acts promptly.
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Iowa
Colorado
Steve Maravetz
Mount Vernon
Tax fairness debate on age based reductions in Mechanicsville
Paul R. Crock argues against taxing under 30 and 30 to 50, suggesting exemptions for younger drivers and college costs while older residents may save on pickup license fees. He also proposes raising taxes on tobacco.
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Paul R. Crock
Mechanicsville
U.S. moves toward national ID cards debate intensifies
Mary Sanchez argues that federal standards for licenses could lead to a national ID and threaten privacy, noting Sept. 11 context and reform calls. She cites Colorado license fraud cases and warns against broad changes that do not clearly improve national security.
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United States
Congress
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Durbin
America
Virginia
Colorado
We Blame God and Forget Gratitude for Our Nation
A reflective critique of American attitudes toward faith and thankfulness. The author laments loss of reverence, freedom to express, and respect for sacrifice, urging readers to recall God’s gifts and the costs borne by service members. The piece calls for gratitude and humility amid modern freedoms and secular dissent.
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Abraham Lincoln
Tressa Slanbaugh
Cedar Rapids
United States
Abstinence education questioned for cost and harm
A reader argues federally funded abstinence programs may be wasteful and harmful. The letter cites teen pregnancy risks, embarrassment, and avoided contraception as reasons the program is too expensive and ineffective, and calls for cost details.
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Kansas City Star
Hasette
Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
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Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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