Auditors flag Iowa City district flaws in finances
The Iowa City Community School District faces a reform push after a Syn ess Associates audit cited outdated software, missing budget controls, understaffed technology, and lack of competitive bids. Superintendent Stephen Murley ordered an audit follow-up, with a plan due to the board and public, as resignations and accountability demands heighten fiscal scrutiny.
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Iowa City Schools
Stephen Murley
Internal Revenue Service
Syness Associates
Wilmette
Ill
Paul Bobek
Bobek
Morley
Patriotism in decline under politics and social change
Glenn J. Drahn from Belle Plaine argues patriotism and religious values face assault from left leaning politicians and movements. He cites government actions, court cases, and cultural shifts including marriage, abortion, and socialism, urging readers to resist the direction of the United States.
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U.S
United States
Glenn J. Drahn
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids speeding tickets spark resident anger
Rita Pechora of Cedar Rapids argues that lawbreakers deserve tickets for speeding near red light cameras. She questions shopkeepers upset by ticketed motorists and urges obedience to laws to prevent accidents.
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Cedar Rapids
C.R
Rita Pechora
Radon Health Advisory Urges Action During National Month
A health alert explains radon as a colorless odorless gas raising lung cancer risk in Iowa homes. Zone 1 areas exceed 4 PCI per liter indoors with most counties affected. testing and mitigation are recommended, especially in basements. The writer shares a personal mitigation success reducing 3 7 PCI/L to under 1 PCI/L after remediation.
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University of Iowa
Coralville
Iowa
Gingrich in South Carolina debate tactics prompt foe critique
Norma Stasi of Iowa City argues that Newt Gingrich won South Carolina by appealing to CNN and John King, suggesting liberals favor a Gingrich-Obama matchup and noting personal scandals as a warning about character and governing ability.
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Newt Gingrich
South Carolina
CNN
John King
Newt
Obama
White House
John Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Gingrich
Norma Stasi
Iowa City
Obama campaigner in chief visits Iowa amid 2012 race debate
The guest column argues Obama’s Iowa visit is campaign focused as the 2012 election becomes a referendum on his record. It contends unemployment, deficits, and failed stimulus undercut his claims, urging a new president and highlighting Reince Priebus as GOP chair.
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Aunout
Iowa
Obama
Hawkeye
Barack Obama
Solyndra
White House
Wall Street
America
Cedar Rapids Mayor Welcomes Obama at Manufacturing Site
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett greeted President Obama on a shop floor at Conveyer Engineering and Manufacturing. The visit highlighted Iowa’s large manufacturing sector, which accounts for about one in three dollars of state earnings and supports 11 percent of jobs. Governor Branstad urged broader tax cuts and deregulation to boost industry nationwide.
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Obama
Edar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Corbett
Swenson
Terry Branstad
Branstad
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