Extend the penny tax to aid Iowa students
Tim Isenberg urges extending the state penny sales tax known as SAVE to keep funding for Linn-Mar and other districts. He notes 2008 legislation funded facilities and technology, lowering taxes and supporting schools while urging parents and communities to contact legislators for swift action.
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Oak Ridge Middle School
Letters on protests and Iowa politics amid Trump era debates
A reader argues protests across the United States resemble a third world country and urges a cooling-off period before further demonstrations. The letter criticizes Democratic supporters and questions stance on inner-city welfare, then discusses Iowa minimum wage HF 295, town halls by Grassley and Ernst, Rod Blum, and a Feb. 16 PBS NewsHour Trump conference.
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Harry Brown
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Chuck Grassley
Iowa Falls
Garner
Joni Ernst
Maquoketa
Rod Blum
Cedar Rapids
Spicer Faces Tough Task as Press Room Roles Evolve
Kathleen Parker argues Sean Spicer has reshaped his image amid media scrutiny. She notes his attempted clarity on Trump’s “military operation” remark and the tensions between enforcement views, reporting dynamics, and public sentiment.
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Melissa McCarthy
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John F. Kelly
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Iowa Lawmakers Ignore Real Water Problems and Defund Contraception
Iowa legislators, led by a Republican majority, push broad non solutions while neglecting water quality. The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit and nitrate runoff from farms loom as real issues, yet bills are stalled or redirected to regional control. Senate leaders mock the problem, framing water limits as overreach, amid warnings of Gulf dead zones and costly effects on utilities and tourism.
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Roskaloosa
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Rozenboom
Gulf Coast
Dan Zumbach
R-Ryan
Senate Agriculture Committee
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