Conservation funding urged to protect Cedar River watershed
Kathleen and Tom Aller urge funding for Iowa conservation efforts highlighting more than 3 million dollars in federal grants to improve water quality reduce flood risk and save soil in the Cedar River watershed. They note Cedar Rapids received 2 million for the Middle Cedar Partnership Project and 1 million for wetlands restoration upstream, with calls to fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Fund to provide 150 to 180 million annually for water land and soil protection.
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Middle Cedar
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Nature Conservancy
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Fund
Readers weigh enduring war authority and drone opposition
Letters criticize the Obama 2015 AUMF push and budget plans to expand Reaper drone use. They urge repeal of the 2001 AUMF and reduced Pentagon spending. A March 4 vigil is proposed at the 132nd’s Des Moines base to oppose armed drones.
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Iowa National Guard
Timothy Orr
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Des Moines
Edward Flaherty
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Date prep evolves into weaponized fashion and fear
Lenore Skenazy notes dating anxieties from the 80s to today, tracing shifts from keys and self defense to concealed weapons on dates. She cites examples of women carrying knives and other items, mentions encounters with Katrina, and reflects on societal pressures and safety.
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Brooklyn
Katrina
Veteran death prompts call to better veteran care in Iowa
An Army veteran Richard Miles was found dead in Water Works Park Des Moines near Gray's Lake. Friends and officials urge action on PTSD care and VA services while noting 22 veterans die daily nationwide.
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Des Moines
Gray’s Lake
Middle East
Miles
VA Central Iowa
Ernst
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Texas
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