School funding should be a top priority for the Legislature
Guest columnist Patti Ruff argues supplemental state aid must be set first to fund K 12 schools, noting a proposed under 1 percent increase would force districts to raise taxes and that Iowa remains below the national average in per pupil funding. Ruff calls for boosting support beyond the governor’s plan and cites Iowa’s large reserves to balance the budget without savings.
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Terry
Branstad
Iowa
U.S
Write-In Candidate and Debates Highlight Local Letters
A Cedar Rapids reader urges voters to prioritize debt reform and economic stability in 2014 while urging broader civic dialogue on marriage equality. The letter also promotes a student write-in candidate, Matthew Haile, for the Cedar Rapids Community School District board and calls for Sept. 8 voting.
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Renee Schulte
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Community School
Matthew Haile
Millennials vote gap blamed on cynicism and media
Froma Harrop argues the 18 to 29 cohort shows low turnout due to distrust and apathy, while Obama proposals to aid the middle class could shift that dynamic. She notes older voters turn out, media influence, and the need to feel making a difference, urging engagement on Election Day.
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Harvard Institute
Harvard
Congress
No Eminent Domain for Bakken Pipeline Through Iowa Farmland
Leonard Larson, a Story County landowner, argues against using eminent domain to allow Dakota Access to seize private farmland for a Bakken crude oil pipeline. He cites water risks, soil damage, yield losses, and public-interest concerns, urging Iowa Utilities Board scrutiny and fair compensation.
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Iowa
Dakota Access, LLC
Texas Fortune 500 Energy Transfer Partners
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Dakota Access
Iowa State University Agronomy
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