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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2010
Page
4
The University of Iowa’s Landscape Services employs 36 workers to groom 160 acres, maintain flower beds, and pick up litter and messes, especially after football games on Sundays due to intoxicated crowds. The piece notes their broad cleanup role across campus.
The piece notes Iowa ranks 22nd in national obesity rates, with adults rising from 26.7 to 27.6 percent. It cites The Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It links higher obesity to poverty and lack of healthy food access, and mentions no state saw a decline. It also reports Iowa’s rainfall since 1873 increasing 19 percent to 37.5 inches, aggravating pheasant declines and river-related issues, while last week’s dry spell brought relief.
Readers respond on Iowa same sex marriage and state governance. Others urge informed views on U S aid to Israel and call for stronger animal abuse laws. The letters cover civic rules, media, and environmental concerns with local names and events.
A 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Christian Legal Society v Martinez says universities need not fund campus groups that discriminate. Justice Ginsburg writes that requiring open membership prevents funding groups that deny inclusion. Critics warn it pressures faith-based groups to violate beliefs to receive support.
A guest column describes Connect Iowa with the Iowa Utilities Board and the Broadband Deployment Governance Board launching Stat the interactive state map. The aim is to expand broadband access, update in real time, and help residents choose providers check speeds and share impact stories.
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