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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2012
Page
3
The Gazette editorial laments the defeat of SSB 3018 which would expand open meetings rules to include advisory panels and policy formulation gatherings. It notes many policy studies now occur in closed forums and urges transparency while highlighting an alternative bill creating a public information panel to improve access.
Lawmakers did not advance House File 2735 which would extend infant relinquishment at Safe Haven sites from 14 days to one year. Advocates urge broader outreach to inform Iowans about Safe Haven options and stress the law as crisis aid, not parenting escape.
Citizens in Sun Vale neighborhood call for answers after 2002 Endian Creek flood and 2008 Cedar River flood comparisons. They urge faster EPA flood risk studies, critique street and road funding, and push for school continuity while opposing diesel tax increases.
Dale Fitzgibbons of Cedar Rapids reflects on the Obama administration and the Catholic Church over birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act. He warns of constitutional questions and a looming, complex system of entitlements surpassing past debates as government grows.
A chaotic critique of sex research cites studies from Texas to Ohio and British Columbia. It notes findings that men think of sex more often and women have varied motives from altruism to barter. The piece lampoons sensationalism and questions why researchers chase these topics.
The column links three access issues: USPS service in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, online K-12 schooling limits and funding, and a city district board blocking meetings. It notes job preservation but questions long term service viability, online learning tradeoffs, and Sunshine-law concerns as the SSMID plans limit public access to downtown revitalization talks.
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