Time to get a flu shot in Iowa despite mixed reports
The Gazette urges vaccination as the best protection against circulating flu strains in Iowa. It notes three viruses A H3N2 A H1N1 and B with A H3N2 often linked to severe seasons and higher hospitalizations. Editorial cites IDPH data, warns of rising deaths including Iowa children ages 3 7 and 14, and reports 650000 shots already given.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Letters to the Editor on workshops and Iowa football
Readers discuss Henrys Turkey Service conditions and Linn County sheltered workshops facing closures due to federal rules. Submissions also critique Gary Barta and Kirk Ferentz at Iowa, urging coaching changes, and call for watershed planning to improve water quality across Des Moines and North Liberty.
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Commission On Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Linn County
Iowa
Gary Barta
Kirk Ferentz
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Sally Mason
Jerry Burns
Forest Evashevski
Hayden Fry
Supreme Court case tests Obamacare subsidies reach
Froma Harrop discusses King v. Burwell raising the stakes for federal health insurance exchanges. If subsidies end in 36 states, only the sick would suffer, potentially collapsing federal coverage while state exchanges remain untouched. The piece notes Republican proposal flaws and the broader political battlefield.
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King v. Burwell
Donald Taylor
Duke University
Taylor
Richard Burr
North
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Questioning in Classrooms Sparks Civic Learning
Scott Koepke argues for less authority and more inquiry in schools. He urges welcoming dissent and Socratic dialogue, critiquing test obsessions and noting learning as an evolving pursuit. Koepke, founder of Soilmates, calls officials to serve the public and invites questions.
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