Gazette calls to restore shut gauges amid flood risks
The Gazette Editorial urges Iowa to reinstate 14 USGS flood gauges shut due to limited DNR funding. It argues gauges inform flood prep and mitigation, noting lawmakers were unaware and a $400,000 directive to add gauges exists but has been redirected. Editorial calls for budget to restore service and expand the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Geological Survey
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Branstad
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Baskins
Exces sive sodium intake is hazard ous letter note
In a June 14 letter Jim Pruitt critiques a prior column claiming the salt war rests on bad science. He argues not to bend science to fit politics, adds that potassium intake matters as much as sodium and urges readers to study the sodium potassium balance.
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Jim Pruitt
Pruitt
Iowa City school board race endorsements raise local debate
The submission emphasizes support for Paul Roesler and J P Claussen in the Iowa City school board election. It highlights Roesler’s long involvement with meetings, commitment to diverse, equitable education, and focus on minority concerns, boundary and busing issues. It also praises Claussen’s experience as a special education teacher, advocacy for educational justice, and unity and neighborhood engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Roesler
Towa City
Roesler
Iowa City
J.P. Claussen
Iowa City School Board
Claussen
West High
Worst case fear drives overreaction to safe things
Lenore Skenazy argues that public fear inflates rare risks into daily mandates from FDA and CDC. She cites flour, dry drowning, Applebee’s drinks, zipper pulls, and playground safety as examples of worst-first thinking that harms everyday life and wastes resources.
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Applebee’s
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Trump realignment to redefine GOP at Cleveland convention
Lyndalowa argues the Republican Party will crown Donald Trump in Cleveland, marking a regime change as he redefines the GOP. She tracks his primaries, policy shifts, and appeal to working class voters while noting long term party dynamics and divisions.
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Robert Hunter
Republican Party
Cleveland
Donald Trump
Trump
GOP
Congress
White House
Terrace Hill
Wall Street
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