Wapsi River Town of the Year honor for Central City
Iowa Rivers Revival selects Central City as River Town of the Year for 12 years of Wapsipinicon improvements boosting recreation tourism and local economy. Dead trees salvage efforts expand at Johnson County F W Kent Park near Tiffin with UI collaboration to repurpose 24 acres of non native trees.
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University plans biomass in boilers to boost sustainable energy
Homers 1960s beautification plan aims to expand habitat and burn biomass with coal in the university steam system. The move edges the US toward 40 percent sustainable energy. A logger buys trees for lumber and county officials vow native replanting. STRAYS: The Iowa Humane Alliance opened a Cedar Rapids regional clinic last week offering high volume low cost spaying and neutering to curb stray overpopulation.
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Water shortage pressures Eastern Iowa drought and policy
Officials review water conservation plans as only a single major snowfall dampens drought fears in Eastern Iowa. If spring rains fail, irrigation and industrial use may face restrictions this summer. A separate 3.1 million settlement funds methane collection at Mount Trashmore landfill.
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Cedar Rapids debates a local casino Measure A
Readers discuss a Cedar Rapids casino proposal aimed at creating hundreds of construction and permanent jobs, boosting tax revenue, and aiding flood recovery. Pro and con letters weigh economic impact, social costs, and alternatives for Linn County.
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Wake up Bob A fiscal conservative critique of GOP spending
Jonah Goldberg voices a blunt critique of socially liberal fiscal conservatives who back Obama while denouncing Tea Party fiscal stances. He contrasts Eisenhower era debt caution with current deficits, urging recognition of a spending problem and questioning perceived GOP extremism.
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Killing us not so softly and the NRA
Sharon DelVento argues that the NRA transformed from a sporting group to a political lobby for the firearms industry after 1977. She urges a new nationwide gun-control movement, including background checks, a ban on assault weapons, and arming teachers opposition, citing recent incidents and calling for reform and new leadership.
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