Iowans urged to expand bottle bill with curbside goals
Shannon Meister argues for modernizing Iowa bottle bill to ease home and business recycling, broaden container scope, and fund curbside programs. She notes costs and feasibility, warns of consumer price impacts, and cites polling context while praising ongoing awareness of the current law.
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Iowa Grocery Industry Association
Iowa
Selzer & Co
Iowa Recycling Association
Keep Iowa Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful
Selzer
Cedar Rapids school board leads inclusive facility planning
A Cedar Rapids reader lauds the school board for a community led facility planning process begun in August 2016. The writer credits ongoing public input sessions and regular board updates as essential to shared ownership and accountability in major policy decisions.
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Dan Biechler
Linn County
Cedar
Dan
Forrest and
Alexandra Tomes
Cedar Rapids
Todd Dorman
C.R
Dorman
Like a child in the Oval Office sparks panel debate
Kathleen Parker offers a sharp critique of Donald Trump citing Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury. The columnist highlights alleged immaturity, memory issues, and a pattern of destructive impulses. She notes Trump’s ceasing publication of the book and questions his fitness to lead.
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Donald Trump
Michael Wolff
NBC
Trump
Commander In Chiefs
Wolff
Sam Nunberg
U.S
Nunberg
Grassley leads federal crackdown stance on marijuana reform
Iowa Senator Grassley has long pushed hardline drug enforcement while Attorney General Sessions signals potential federal action against legalized marijuana. The piece notes Grassley's past criticisms of the Obama administration and his cooperation with diverse figures, arguing marijuana reform faces resistance from federal policy amid broader GOP and administration shifts.
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Iowa
Jeff Sessions
Sessions
Donald Trump
Department of Justice
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Capitol Hill
Grassley
Colorado
Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Grassey
Patrick Kennedy
Barry McCaffrey
Dianne Feinstein
Eric Holder
United States
United Nations
Trump
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