Quotes of the Week Highlight Iowa Leaders and Local Issues
A roundup of statements from Cedar Rapids flood control manager Rob Davis praising a $17 million flood wall around Quaker Oats, Iowa Supreme Court chief justice Mark Cady on resource shortages, Gov. Kim Reynolds urging personal accountability, Sen. Chuck Grassley defending Russia inquiry coverage, Rep. Jake Highfill and Sen. Brad Zaun on speed camera bans, and Dr. Patricia Quinlisk assessing the Tu strain’s illness impact.
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Rob Davis
Cedar Rapids
Mark Cady
Iowa
Jake Highfill
Johnston
House
Sen
3Rad Zaun
Urbandale
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Public pensions and IPERS under fire in Iowa letters
Community and state voices debate last session loss of public employee bargaining rights. Rep Dawn Pettengill assures IPERS stability and flags Democratic fearmongering, urging voters to assess Grassley tenure and GOP retirement policy. The letters urge trust in IPERS and criticize perceived political grandstanding.
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the Gazette
Ipers
House-Senate Public Retirement Systems Committee
Plan
Grassley’s integrity questioned amid Trump ties and Russian probe
A critical appraisal alleges Senator Grassley trades integrity for allegiance to Trump and Tea Party ideals. It claims his committee’s Russian collusion inquiry produced only a request to probe a reporter, while leaks harm the FBI and mislead Iowa.
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Sen. Grassley
Dianne Feinstein
Senate
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Towa
Justice Department
Grassley
Trump
George Papadopoulos
FBI
Iowa
Donald Trump
Sleeping rough and the past: a modern letter from Kurt Ullrich
Kurt Ullrich writes from rural Jackson County about clashing eras and etiquette gaps at a Windsor wedding and elsewhere. He laments beggar stigmas, class judgments, and the loss of simple skills while recalling a 1957 Bulova clock, Pong games, and a dishwashing routine as he complains about a world forever online and fast.
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Prince Harry
Meghan Markle
Windsor
Tory Council
Handel
Esther
Insight and Books forum and submission guidelines
Insight and Books invites Eastern Iowans to discuss community and world topics with submissions including letters and guest columns. Send 250 word letters and 500 word guest columns to editorial thegazette com or P O Box 1862 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Public questions or suggestions go to editorial thegazette com. Books coverage and book club ideas are at thegazette com life books and features thegazette com or P O Box 1862 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Gazette Editorial Board includes Todd Dorman Vicki Decker Lynda Waddington Adam Sullivan Zack Kucharski Quinn Pettifer.
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Insight
Thegazette.com
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
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Gazette
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Vicki Decker
Letters
Lynda Waddington
Adam Sullivan
Zack Kucharski
Quinn Pettifer
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Kim Reynolds
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patricia Quinlisk
Iowa Department of Public Health
Community Letters
Carolyn L. Stucker
Springville
Republican Party
Kurt Ullrich
Jackson County
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