Iowa needs new tools to spur growth and jobs
The Gazette argues Iowa trails other states in growth and workforce readiness. It highlights Amana 350 layoffs at Whirlpool and 31 Roberts Dairy workers losing jobs after 77 years. It calls for lean, smart economic initiatives and policy entrepreneurship to retain talent and boost education.
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Amana
Whirlpool
Iowa City
Roberts Dairy Milk Processing Plant
Teamsters Local 238
Gary Mika
Gazette
Roberts
Iowa Business Council
Iowa
Council
Ellis Park: a well functioning city asset at stake
A Cedar Rapids reader urges opposition to selling Ellis Park to fund city needs. The letter argues the park has a working pool, ball diamonds, pavilions, playgrounds, tennis courts and golf course, and warns against replacing it with housing or a “wet side” green space.
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Brad Fisher
Ellis Park
Time Check Recreation
Cathy Boardman
Cedar Rapids
Letters Doping and Faith Divide Spark Online Debate
A reader from Waterloo comments on market pet policies and questions about faith unity. The letter critiques Christian and Muslim collaboration and argues for reduced government spending while referencing Lee Iacocca and a 2 percent budget cut idea. The piece ends with a signature from Don Hansen in Waterloo.
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Don Hansen
Don Canney remembered in Cedar Rapids bridges and schools
William Davidson suggests honoring Don Canney by naming an Eastern Iowa bridge or future Cedar Rapids school after him. He notes the airport’s costly rebranding and argues the Don Canney five in one Bridge idea or naming a new Cedar Rapids school would best preserve the mayor’s memory.
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Don Canney
Eastern
Iowa
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
William Davidson
Loughner case tests ethics of treatment versus justice
The Tucson attack by Jared Lee Loughner raises debates over medical ethics and the rights of the accused. He is deemed incompetent to stand trial and may refuse antipsychotic treatment, complicating justice for victims while highlighting broader issues of mental illness and public safety.
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Owever
Jared Lee Loughner
Tucson
Ariz
Gabrielle Giffords
D-Ariz
Loughner
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Science
U.S. Supreme Court
A downtown arena mural idea by Gallagher gains momentum
Retired Rockwell Collins engineer Gallagher champions a mural covered arena wall as a community booster. He cites Omaha’s 32,500 square foot Fer tile Ground mural from 2009 costing 400000 dollars, far cheaper than steel cladding. Gallagher seeks city support and citizen involvement to unite a divided community.
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Gallagher
U.S. Cellular Center
Rockwell Collins
Omaha
Meg Saligman
Wayne Anderson
WGA Media
Jeff Pomeranz
Chuck
Pomeranz
Todd
Dorman
Sourcemedia
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