Iowa Leaders Comment on Parole Reform and Regional Arts
The excerpt cites Cedar Rapids Visual Arts Commission head Jim Kern on Greene Square Park transformation and Iowa Board of Parole chair Jason Carlstrom on parole use. It also includes Tom Harkin outlining active leadership, Sally Mason noting harassment training gaps, and local civic members debating district spending. Jessica Rilling notes a 2013 Iowa Travel Guide cover photo.
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Jim Kern
Cedar Rapids
Jessica Rilling
Turkey River
Iowa
Obama Contraception Rules Prompt Religious Liberty Debate
Ellen Kolb argues the HHS Mandate mislabels contraception as preventive care and clashes with Catholic teaching and religious freedom. The post discusses lawsuits, Supreme Court prospects, and calls for overturning the policy while criticizing education reform trends in Iowa.
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Obama
Department of Health and Human Services
Barack Obama
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Brady Press
White House
U.S. Supreme Court
HHS
United States
Institute of Medicine
Ellen Kolb
The Case for Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Michael W. Lewis argues that drone strikes in Pakistan reduce civilian casualties and disrupt Taliban leadership, with four policy options explored. He defends drones as the best option to minimize harm while denying Taliban safe havens, citing improved accuracy and leadership disruption. He teaches international law at Ohio Northern University.
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Obama
U.S
Pakistan
Stanford/NYU
Afghanistan
Taliban
al-Qaida
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Bureau
Michael W. Lewis
Ohio Northern University
College of Law
Lewis
Onu
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Jason Carlstrom
Iowa Board of Parole
Tom Harkin
Senate
Sally Mason
University of Iowa
Phil Hemingway
Iowa City
People For All
Newsy
Blogforiowa
Branstad
ALEC
America
Hine
Ayy
Michael Lewis
Swat Valley
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