Do better for wounded warriors and veterans benefits delays
An Iowa Gazette editorial argues the nation must improve medical and related support for injured soldiers, decrying average 313 day VA benefit waits in Des Moines and longer in Chicago and St. Louis. It questions staffing, records, referrals, and appeals timelines despite 92.5 percent accuracy.
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IowaWatch.org
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Public debate over gun violence and policy reform
Readers weigh in on gun violence as a public health crisis. Letters argue for bipartisanship on mental health and gun control while critiquing bans on weapons and media framing. Other letters discuss abortion politics and media labeling of religious groups amid terrorism debates.
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United States
America
Resmiye Oral
University of Iowa
Obama did good by compromising on taxes and entitlements
The piece argues Obama avoided deep cuts and raised taxes only on high earners, credits restraint on Medicare, and signaled fiscal balance. It cites Hagel as defense secretary pick and warns against repeating 2011 debt ceiling brinkmanship while maintaining federal programs and credit stability.
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Barack Obama
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America
Chuck Hagel
Nebraska
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Congress
Reforms Edge Homelessness From Rapid Housing Policy
Guest editorial notes HUD announced reforms last month aiming to cut chronic and family homelessness. It cites a 0.4 percent 2012 decline to 633,782 and a 46 percent rise in permanent supportive housing since 2007. Rapid rehousing costs are far lower than transitional shelter, suggesting more HUD funding for rapid placement.
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United States
HUD
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