Bioprocessing Growth Driven by Iowa Tax Credit Proposal
Eric Fasnacht and Liz Mathis argue for a modest budget neutral biochemicals tax credit to expand Cedar Rapids bioprocessing. The plan, backed by ADM DuPont Diamond V and Iowa leaders, aims to create 50 to 100 well paid jobs and attract high value bio products while sustaining Iowa’s ethanol success.
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ADM
Cedar Rapids
DuPont
Diamond V
General Assembly
Cedar Rap
Iowa Biotechnology Association
Dermot Hayes
Iowa State University
Hayes
Rita Hart
Wheatland
Mary Ann Hanusa
Council Bluffs
Assembly
ISA
Eric Fasnacht
Liz Mathis
Letters to the Editor Endorse Huckabee and Bush for Iowa Caucus
A reader questions Donald Trump’s qualifications for president and endorses former governors Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush citing experience and leadership. The letter from John Kittleson in Postville urges Iowans to oppose Trump and support the other candidates.
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Donald Trump
Midwest football pregame calm urged to win bowl games
The author argues Midwest teams should minimize public contact, interviews, and entertainment before holiday bowls. They should focus on training, limited opponent video, and normal pregame life to avoid distraction and maximize chance to win, then celebrate. The piece contrasts this with flashy coastal programs and notes broader war rhetoric in politics.
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Iowa
Midwest
Diplomats Face Dangers as Ambassadors and Aid Workers
From a Harrop notes that ambassadors and foreign service officers work in perilous posts from Colombia to Libya. He recalls threats to McNamara and the Benghazi crisis, argues diplomacy demands risk, and praises Stevens as a patriot-diplomat while criticizing political blame.
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Samara
Colombia
U.S
Pablo Escobar
McNamara
Paris
London
Rome
J. Christopher Stevens
Benghazi
Libya
Hillary Clinton
Foreign Service
America
James Baker
Stevens
State of the Union prompts bipartisan divide and advice
Steffen Schmidt argues the State of the Union exposes deep partisan rifts in the U.S. He notes Republicans such as Paul Ryan and Chuck Grassley showed little enthusiasm for Obama’s proposals while Democrats praised certain actions. He urges mutual applause and steady cooperation to avoid national decline.
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Paul Ryan
Congress
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Marco Rubio
Ryan
U.S
Iowa
GOP
Chuck Grassley
Steve King
Barack Obama
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