Preserve Ryersons Woods Park as Iowa state preserve
The Gazette Editorial urges designating Ryersons Woods Park in Iowa City as a state natural preserve. The piece highlights 200 plant species, 10 rare or infrequent varieties, and views the woods as a remnant of pre settlement Iowa. It urges protecting access while preventing development.
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Ryerson’s
Iowa City
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Highway 218
Oakcrest Hill Road
University of Iowa
Iowa
Ryerson’s Woods
Turin Loess
Ames
Iowa State Preserves Advisory Board
Ryerson’s Woods Park
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Nebraska
United States
Confessions of a recovering light bulb hoarder
A writer presents a humorous take on the 2007 federal energy efficiency standards for incandescent bulbs, noting the law does not ban them but requires higher efficiency. The piece explains LED and halogen options, cost implications, and debates in Congress and Texas about enforcement and exemptions.
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George W. Bush
Washington
Grandpa
Michele Bachmann
Thomas Edison
Bachmann
Natural Resources Defense Council
Jim Presswood
NRDC
General Electric
Philips
Sylvania
Presswood
Congress
House
Texas
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
United States
Critics argue over who saved government money in the 1990s
An Iowa writer questions credit for deficits shrinking in the 1990s as Clinton tax increases, welfare reform, and defense cuts are weighed against tech-led growth. The letter cites radon concerns and corn pollination risks amid climate change, urging public action and fiscal restraint.
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Bill Clinton
Congress
America
Soviet Empire
Use mental health funds more wisely
Dr. Alan Whitters, a Cedar Rapids psychiatrist with 26 years in practice, argues that mental health funding should be spent more effectively. He contrasts deinstitutionalization with current bed shortages, cites prison bed excess, and points to New Zealand’s coordinated system as a model for local reform.
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Carroll Edmonson
Cedar Valley Ranch
Benton County
Penn Center
Delaware County
Abbe Center For
Linn County
Iowa
MHI
Omaha
Minnesota
New Zealand
Alan Whitters
Cedar Rapids
Alwhitters
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