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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 2012
Page
1
Orlan Love reports Iowa residents dispute University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom. They reject his portrayal of rural Iowa as beset by job loss, youth exodus, and aging slow growth, while noting his satire may miss the point of their daily lives.
Orlan Love of Quasqueton argues Iowa’s small towns face common problems, noting unemployment trails national averages but meth, aging population, and brain drain are prominent. He cites Iowa’s November 5.7 percent jobless rate as below national levels and claims progress in the meth war amid aging demographics. Members of Legion Post 434 honor a local funeral in Quasqueton on December 31.
Iowa lawmakers push bans on red light and speed cameras. Republicans in both chambers introduce bills and a Sioux City representative seeks a constitutional amendment. Supporters claim public anger has reached a tipping point. Gov Branstad says he will sign a ban.
The 2008 Davenport v. Seymour and Rhoden v. Davenport decisions held camera use constitutional. An IIHS 2011 study found attitudes toward speed and red light cameras and reports fewer fatal crashes at intersections with red light cameras. A 2012 bill sought to ban red light and speed cameras.
In Iowa City and Cedar Rapids voters drill into a hot election year as a new legislative map reshapes districts. Incumbents confront unfamiliar territory and face questions about redrawn boundaries and representation.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary in an upset, shaking the Republican race by attacking Obama and elites in New York and Washington. He praised rivals but called Obama the most effective food stamp president and pledged to be the best paycheck president.
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