Restoring Lake Delhi dam gets editorial backing
The Gazette urges restoring the Lake Delhi dam, praising the White Water Coalition’s river restoration stance and noting the overwhelming local support for funding. It argues state assistance is warranted, given flood damage, tax base impact, and potential environmental and economic benefits.
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Delaware County
Terry Branstad
Delhi
Voters show country needs them at caucus
Letters recount large January caucus turnout and patriotic motive, arguing people join to defend a government by the people. Readers debate entitlement cuts, aging workers, and money in politics. They urge reform and reference specific figures and sources.
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Richard E. Retz
Manchester
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Lawrence Lessig
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Terry Feltes
Cedar Rapids
Economist challenged by gas tax figures in Gazette
A reader questions economist Da vid Swenson’s claim that a 10 cent per gallon gas tax would cost the typical family 32 dollars annually. Based on US averages the writer calculates higher mileage and fuel use, argues the estimate may understate actual costs and questions data selection.
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Iowa State University
David Swenson
Cedar Rapids
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Swenson
Dennis Feldmann
Ten years of Tess and a few life lessons
A parent recalls Tess born ten years ago at 8:06 am in Ames during a snowy day. The hospital visit included a tiny Cyclone hat and a heart murmur later diagnosed as a VSD. Tess outgrew it, the hole closed, and the family endured sleepless nights and a few dramatic moments, celebrating a decade of growth.
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Tess
Ames
Iowa
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