Budget priorities loom as Iowa Legislature reconvenes
The Gazette urges restraint on further tax cuts and calls for using the $3.7 billion Taxpayer Relief Fund surplus to fund child care, education, health, and services. It criticizes underfunded needs and warns that tax cuts harm schools, universities, and public safety while benefiting mainly wealthy earners. The piece questions Republican plans after State of the State.
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Corridor Community Action Network winter potluck hosted by partners
Corridor Community Action Network announces a Jan 7 potluck from noon to 3 at the Robert A. Lee Social Hall. The event co hosts include LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library Repres for Iowa Public Space 1 Sierra Club Iowa City Area Group and other groups. Attendees can bring dishes, donation requests listed, and participation opportunities exist for sponsors entertainers and volunteers.
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Pillow clutter sparks a home decor debate with Tracy Beckerman
Tracy Beckerman recounts redecorating a family room with pillows and a skeptic husband who calls them “pillow people.” The couple argues over space, style and the smell of vanilla while negotiating a compromise on cushions and the cat.
Iowa water woes blamed on leaders and farms in Driftless region
Jon Stravers argues Iowa leaders failed to protect water quality, citing polluted rivers, hog manure smells at a boat ramp, and Gulf of Mexico hypoxic dead zones linked to Iowa farming. He calls for policy change and stronger enforcement, noting his 40 years of bird monitoring work with Driftless Area Bird Conservation.
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