State must address danger of phone use while driving
The Gazette editorial urges Iowa lawmakers to treat phone use behind the wheel as a primary offense. It cites 2015 and 2016 DOT data showing rising distracted driving deaths and crashes and calls for stricter penalties beyond awareness campaigns.
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Privatization of Iowa Medicaid Faces Scrutiny and Uncertainty
Community letter voices concern over privatized Medicaid costs and transparency. It questions the accuracy of contractor estimates, asks about impact on providers and recipients, and urges contingency plans and clearer rates amid funding doubts.
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Mikki Stier
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Reality as Liberals Cannot Alter Says Walter Williams
Williams argues liberals misread reality by treating social constructs as fixed. He cites toy gender preferences, chromosomal sex, genetic IQ differences, and sports outcomes to claim biology limits equality, urging recognition of immutable differences and rejecting liberal attempts to redefine reality.
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Cedar Rapids Faces Fast Track on Automated Traffic Cameras
City leaders urge a statewide ban while proposing to trade over $3 million in annual camera revenue to fund road needs. Senator Zaun pushes a full ban, saying local safety arguments won’t sway the effort amid rising speed harms and fatal crashes on I 380.
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