Iowa Craft Brewers Seek Higher Beer Alcohol Limit
Iowa craft brewers urge lawmakers to raise the 5 percent limit for beer alcohol by weight to allow higher gravity brews. They argue the change would level the playing field with out of state brands, help industry growth and state tax revenue, while opponents warn of increased drinking.
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Cedar Rapids
Millstream Brewing
Amana
Iowa Alcohol Beverages Division
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Ames
Millstream Brewing Company
Voters angry at Obama as right rivals rail against GOP stall tactics
A reader collection argues that anger stems from Republicans blocking progress, deregulation, and media polarization. They blame a GOP system reliant on the filibuster and contrast Democratic achievements with Republican resistance, while noting mixed local civic debates on recycling carts.
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Next election signals retirement for Harkin
Massachusetts voters express desire for change as Senator Tom Harkin faces retirement. The letter writer Curt Meiner from Manchester urges action and suggests using elections to push for Harkin's exit.
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110 percent flood buyouts spark debate in Cedar Rapids letters
Readers clash over buyout values after the 2008 flood, with one urging support for 110 percent of pre flood value and another calling it above market. The letters reference official 110 percent valuations and critique policies tied to bank regulation and taxpayer protection.
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Cedar Rapids
Real leaders don’t strut their kill in political theater
Kathleen Parker contends that politicians use hunting imagery for political gain. She cites Sarah Palin and Marco Rubio to argue that public figures showcase carnivore prowess to signal virility while real leadership should avoid such performative displays.
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Alaska
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Iowa City Tops Healthy Town List in Men’s Journal
Jennifer Hemmingsen notes Iowa City ranked as the healthiest U S town by Men’s Journal led by Dr Sanjay Gupta. the piece stresses diet exercise and lifestyle factors behind health rankings and urges readers to act on those tips.
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