Ernst sworn in as Iowa's first woman in Congress
The Gazette notes Joni Ernst, Republican of Red Oak, becomes Iowa's first female U.S. senator. She pledges to work for Iowans, reach across the aisle, and travel Iowa’s 99 counties to hear concerns while avoiding media celebrity. Outgoing Sen. Tom Harkin invited to swearing in.
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Joni Ernst
Iowa
Congress
Senate
Ernst
Tom Harkin
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Capitol Hill
Harkin
Grassley
Letters to the Editor Reflect on Police Killings and Christmas Traditions
The writer mourns police officers killed in the line of duty while urging nonviolent change and unity. He cites gun violence and profiling, urges thorough investigations, and contrasts these issues with changes in Christmas traditions and Nativity scenes. He calls for returning to shared values and peaceful problem solving.
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New York City
Florida
America
Michael Brown
Eric Garner
Tamir Rice
John Crawford
Obama’s Afghan exit seen as incomplete promise and lessons
Mary Sanchez argues that while Obama declared the war in Afghanistan nearing a responsible end, doubts persist about complete success. SIGAR cites opaque spending and corruption risk as billions flow through contractors, with ongoing Afghan stabilization and elections offering positive signs but a fragile pause in U.S. troop withdrawals.
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Barack Obama
Obama
U.S
Afghanistan
Kabul
al-Qaida
Thomas Gouttierre
Center For
Afghan Studies
University of Nebraska
Omaha
United Nations
Gouttierre
Osama bin Laden
Taliban
World Trade Center
Pentagon
State Department
Sigar
Congress
Gouttierre Long
Soviet Union
Medicaid funding shift strains Iowa services in reform plan
Robert Hebl of Discovery Living Inc argues Iowa's move to a regional Medicaid delivery model increases state responsibility for nonfederal funding. He cites looming $56.1 million Medicaid shortfall in fiscal 2016 and urges full funding to protect services for over 800,000 Iowans and 150 residents served locally.
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State of Iowa
Iowa
Discovery Living Inc
Cedar Rapids
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