Editorial urges selling or leasing ICN fiber network
The Gazette Editorial argues Iowa should sell or lease the states fiber optics network, noting upgrades and ongoing debate in the Legislature. It cites support from Gov Vilsack and House Speaker Rants, highlights rural resistance, and points to public private partnerships as a possible model with fair value and broader use.
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Letters on faith and politics critique of anti-Christian economics
Readers contrast conservative political ideology with Christian teaching arguing that self interest and usury harm the poor and that government subsidies skew economics. The letters urge prudent governance, critique taxation, and discuss local city management forms and public subsidies in Coralville Iowa.
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World wary of United States seen as lion’s share taker
An African official used a fable of a lion to explain global views of the United States. The piece notes a divide between how Americans see themselves as peace-loving and democracy-promoting and how much of the world views the U S as a powerful, sometimes greedy superpower. The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations hosted a conference on America and the World with diplomats, academics and officials weighing how U S policy, especially after Iraq and in the looming election, shapes global expectations and restraint.
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