TotalChild makes strides in Wellington Heights effort
Diane Ramsey lauds Four Oaks TotalChild initiative in Wellington Heights Cedar Rapids. AHNI and partners renovate homes, offer rent to own, and target 32 AHNI properties plus 23 more. over 100 referrals in one year aid families facing basic needs, education, and community stability.
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Four Oaks Board
TotalChild
Four Oaks
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Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association
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AHNI
Tim Terry
Tim
Total Child
Diane Ramsey
Four Oaks Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
Fouroaks.org
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Rockwellcollins.com
Justin Turner
Theo
Tim Daily
Bever Ave
Letters to the editor urge SBC action on subsidies and health care
Readers argue for curbing subsidies and criticise lawmakers for ACA rhetoric. They question financial figures cited for Grassley Latham and Boswell, urging clearer data and consistency in subsidy timelines and amounts. William Ashby Clermont and Kramer McLuckie Grinnell are cited as contributors.
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Congress
Chuck Grassley
Rep
Tom Latham
Leonard Boswell
William Ashby Clermont
Birth control protection saves money for young women
Gayla Primmer of Cedar Rapids notes that upholding the Affordable Care Act allows millions of young women to save up to 600 dollars yearly by covering birth control with no co pays. This increases economic security and family planning freedom.
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United States Supreme Court
Gayla Primmer
Cedar Rapids
Health care act questioned by Iowa readers
James and Luba Meader challenge U S lawmakers including Sen Tom Harkin Rep Bruce Braley and Rep Dave Loebsack over the Affordable Care Act describing it as tax free and passed under false pretenses They urge acknowledgement by Iowa voters and appeal for clarification onCommerce Clause implications.
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Tom Harkin
Bruce Braley
Dave Loebsack
James and
Luba Meader
Cedar Rapids
Obama spending compared to past four presidents
The piece notes claims that Obama’s spending growth is the lowest since 1982 at 1.4 percent while the four preceding presidents averaged about 6 percent. It cites Romney calling Obama’s tenure a spending inferno and urges checking the accuracy.
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Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Obama
MarketWatch
Wall Street Journal
David A. Young
Cedar Rapids
Remember benefits of Affordable Care Act in Iowa
A reader argues the ACA serves 40 million uninsured and 30 million underinsured, benefiting graduates, workers, and families. It preserves coverage for young adults through parental plans, reduces costs via preventive care and competition, and calls Iowa lawmakers to set aside partisanship.
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Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
David M. Meyer Tipton
Supreme Court
Grinnell College
ACA
Town farmers hid subsidies via multiple corporations
The June 29 article argues subsidies mislead by counting each recipient’s entities separately. It notes no single subsidy exceeds 300,000, yet many farmers control multiple corporations, inflating apparent beneficiaries and obscuring true ownership.
Tuition set aside earns support from deserving students
In the Gazette article, parents complain about university tuition set-asides. The writer argues the policy teaches a broader lesson in shifting funds from able students to those needing help, noting government practices as a parallel.
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Jim Niday
Cedar Rapids
Health care ruling questions tax or penalty status
The Supreme Court split over whether the health care penalty is a tax. Chief Justice Roberts first said it was not a tax for standing, then declared it a tax for constitutionality. The author criticizes the logic and recalls Bush v. Gore and Scalia's remark, calling the ruling confusing.
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Roberts
Congress
Obama
Bush
Gore
George W. Bush
Scalia
Ann Treanor
Cedar Rapids
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