100 percent renewable energy not realistic says energy expert
Chet Sullivan argues that EIA data show wind often meets low spring demand but falls short in peak summer. Iowa’s April wind exceeded demand but coal and natural gas remained necessary. August wind underproduced yet some energy still went out of state. He urges backup sources including coal natural gas and nuclear to avoid brownouts.
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Iowa GOP blamed for micromanaging university steps
A community letter accuses the Iowa Republican Party of enforcing uniform thinking and promoting injustice. It argues the GOP values exclusion and suppression of diversity, targets immigrants, the poor, the elderly, women, and people of color, and would curb higher education’s broadening of minds. It calls for truthful political discourse and questions the party’s support for state universities.
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Christmas Plunger Gift Disaster and Comeback
Tracy Beckerman recalls a last minute hostess gift fiasco at a holiday party. She hides a poinsettia from the lobby to avoid social breach, then returns it. A year later she buys a quirky Christmas plunger as a thoughtful gift, sparking disbelief from her husband.
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Carter presidency tied to Iowa and the 1976 nominating race
Tom Babbage notes Jimmy Carter rose from relative obscurity in Georgia to become a major contender after the 1974 Iowa caucuses, helping define Iowa as a premier early-state contest. Carter carried Linn and Johnson counties, won the 1976 nomination, and later served nearly 44 years post presidency with Habitat for Humanity, while Iowa’s caucuses anchored his political arc.
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