Editorial: local control at stake in camera ban push
The Iowa legislature weighs red light and speed camera bans with a House subcommittee approving a bill to remove cam eras. The piece argues against state overreach and for local decision making, noting varied city use and questions of civil liberties and revenue. It urges local voters to decide the policy.
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House Transportation Subcommittee
Transportation Committee
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Muscatine
Sioux City
Ankeny
Clive
Iowa City
Senate
Terry Branstad
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Letters Celebrate Youth Anti-Bullying Efforts From Lisbon
Readers commend a Jan. 13 Gazette story on Lisbon youth leading a student anti-bullying program and its potential to influence younger students. Praises for Dave Rasdal and The Gazette, plus reflections on winter beauty, nature trails, and familiar community voices.
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Lisbon
Dave Rasdal
The
Gazette
Gail Jentz Shi
Cedar Rapids calls for antirunoff watershed rules and flood funding
Rich Patterson argues for anti runoff development within the Cedar Rapids watershed including permeable pavement bioswales and rain gardens to reduce flood risk and urges funding for flood protection. Paulette Ash contends birth control coverage is a health and liberty issue, warning expanded denial harms women and families.
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Cedar Rapids
Rich
Paulette Ash
Iowa to become Opportunity Iowa proclaimed
Former governor Robert Ray highlights Iowa as an opportunity model in a speech urging renewed access to the American Dream. Governor Terry Branstad signs February as Opportunity in Iowa month to boost programs and partnerships with Opportunity Nation and local leaders.
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Iowa
District of Columbia
Terry Branstad
America
Opportunity Nation
Cconon
Alzheimer’s crisis calls for national strategic plan
Kelly Hauer, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association East Central Iowa Chapter, argues the nation must enact a national strategic plan to combat Alzheimer’s disease. The guest column cites rising diagnoses, vast unpaid caregiving, and looming Medicare and Medicaid cost increases if no action is taken.
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Alzheimer’s Association
East Central Iowa
Iowa
Houses of Congress
Obama
Kelly Hauer
Cedar Rapids
East Central
Kelly, Hauer
Alz
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