Iowa Senate Pushes Child Safety Seat Law With Reflective Jogger Rule
The Iowa Senate Transportation Committee advanced a bill mandating child safety seats and including a night jogger reflective clothing provision. The omnibus measure defines a vehicle and aims to increase child survival odds in crashes, with a refundable first-offense penalty and existing safety-seat loan programs.
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Bert Priebe
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Ilona
Cedar Rapids Considers Gothic Art for Downtown Visual Distinction
A proposal to display Grant Wood’s American Gothic or a new striking work in Cedar Rapids’ downtown prompts cautions over the painting’s parodied fame. The piece would shape the city’s visual identity, inviting thorough evaluation of options from reproducing the original to commissioning fresh, renown-building art.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
Wood
Nuclear power boom or bust in the United States
The piece notes NRC rejects Byron I license and Indiana unit delays amid a global rise in reactors. It cites 75 U S plants in operation producing about 13 percent of electricity, argues U S industry faces cost, delay, and financing hurdles, and warns the future looks bleak despite world growth. It recalls sunk costs from canceled plants and warns the nation remains hooked to coal oil and gas.
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Joseph Dukert
Exxon
Unclear Iowa job insurance for ex servicemen and a theft notice
Letter writer protests Iowa unemployment limits for veterans claiming 13 weeks versus 26 to 39 weeks for others. He cites 514 years of Navy service as a basis for extended bene fits and laments perceived unfairness. The correspondence also notes a wedding ring theft and questions surrounding local law and privacy.
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Protest Notes on Diplomatic Ties and Local Theft
A concerned individual at a Cedar Rapids health care facility vents over missing personal items and gifts for residents. The writer questions U S diplomatic relations favoring the Vatican state and urges contact with peace-seeking nations while detailing thefts of cookies candy money coats and a coffee mug.
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Cedar Rapids
Avoidable mess in Linda Eaton case spurs critique
A reader argues the Linda Eaton nursing incident at the Iowa City fire department reflects a costly, time consuming mess. The writer says workers should not nurse on duty and claims such actions jeopardize women's rights and public perception.
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Iowa City
Linda Eaton
Smith as Attorney General A Weak Figure in Law and Secrecy
Boston opinion column evaluates William French Smith as a weak attorney general who undid civil rights gains, promoted government secrecy, and backed an imperial presidency. It highlights his silence on tax exemptions for segregated schools and supports Edwin Meese as a more partisan successor amid concerns over executive power.
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