Editorial: Iowa budget cuts hit natural resources programs
The Gazette warns that Iowa's 2018 budget cuts reduce the Forestry Bureau and Trail Crew, end the state geologist and animal feeding operations coordinator, and shrink REAP funding. The piece notes a long history of underfunding environmental programs, warns of lasting harms to forests, water, and soil, and criticizes lawmakers for delaying a trust fund, claiming politics drive the neglect.
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Iowa
DNR
Natural Resources Operation
Legislative Services Agency
Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
Terry Branstad
Twain Elementary Receives Facilities Master Plan Upgrades
A Twain parent and PTA president praises Iowa City Community School District improvements under the Facilities Master Plan. Upgrades include geothermal systems, window and wall replacements, accessibility work, a new gymnasium, and dedicated art and music rooms.
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Twain
Twain Elementary
Iowa City
FMP
Twain Tigers
South East Junior High
City High
South East
DQ landmark noted by historian in Gazette article
Reader thanks staff for July 8 Gazette Dairy Queen feature calling the shop a historic landmark. Letter shows community pride and nostalgia from Kathy Mills Jamison Cedar Rapids. Ebenezer Scrooge quote contrasts health care plan effects on vulnerable populations.
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Dairy Queen
Herringtons
Dorothy
Gene
Kathy Mills
Jamison
Cedar Rapids
Ebenezer Scrooge
Senate
Mr. Scrooge
Frozen treats and the lasting Popsicle legacy
Lenore Skenazy traces the ice pop origin from Frank Epperson’s accidental 1905 creation to 1923 patent and sale, noting the name shift from Epsicles to Popsicle. The tale covers Joe Lowe’s later moves, the Good Humor rivalry with Eskimo Pie, and Unilever ownership, ending with the modern store sold treat era and Skenazy’s writer credit.
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Frank Epperson
Frank
Pop
Ioles
Coney Island
Epperson
Joe Lowe
Lowe
Unilever
California
Trader Vic
Iowa
Ohio
Harry Burt
Burt
Popsicle Company
Good Humor
Serenity Prayer and Pragmatism Shape a Life
A columnist recalls her mother displaying a gold spray Tokyo copy of the Serenity Prayer, its meaning shaping family values of responsibility resilience and acceptance. The piece links personal change to car repairs and broader social discourse, urging courage to act despite discomfort.
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Dave Ramsey
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