Hancher Auditorium site debate in Iowa City
The Gazette weighs two possible Hancher sites for UI's main performing arts venue relocation. The west site north of the old Hancher offers easier dorm access but costs parking and green space. the downtown site south of Burlington Street improves walkability but raises parking and tax implications. The Board of Regents will decide with a fall forum planned to discuss risks and costs.
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Hancher
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sally Mason
Coralville
Iowa River
Burlington Street
Clinton
Madison Streets
Levitt Center For University Advancement
State Board of Regents
Farmers Union backs Clean Energy Act with offset program
The Farmers Union endorses the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. It supports a national cap and trade system to cut non-farm emissions, noting higher costs for energy intensive farming but praising the flexible offset program to promote sustainable farming.
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America
David Loebsack
Lowa
Farmers Union
Letters discuss carbon regulation and reader feedback
Readers comment on EPA action pending without Congress, payroll comparisons for Iowa officials, and a tribute letter about Don Sawyer. They question policy, salaries, and journalistic tone while sharing personal memories and concerns about local taxation and education funding.
Critics blame Wall Street profits after bailout era
A speaker denounces big banks including Goldman Sachs JP Morgan Chase and Citibank for record profits while ordinary people lose savings. They argue deregulation since the Reagan era has made corporations dominate policy, taxing taxpayers to subsidize profitability and framing health care around industry profits.
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Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Chase
Citibank
Wall Street
U.S
Energy firm warns against mad rush to fix climate
Mike Wyrick critiques a local energy company's TV ad urging a careful approach to climate action. He argues decades of doubt by similar firms hindered progress and urges immediate action to prevent catastrophe.
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Adam Belz
Donald
Buzz
Sawyer
Don
Yvette
Provo
Utah
Kris Wheeler
Springville
Mike Wyrick
Cedar Rapids
Politicians Should Fund Their Own Health Care
A reader argues politicians should pay for their own health care and criticizes taxpayer funded benefits. They call for voting out incumbents and replacing them to show public frustration at elected officials. They question fairness of current funding and urge lawmakers to cover costs personally.
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Obama
Cedar Rapids library levy faces uncertain path to Nov ballot
Todd Dorman argues the Cedar Rapids central library project faces funding and location uncertainties. Voters may see gaps on exact site, FEMA share, and final cost as they weigh a 27 cent levy for 10 years against a new 105,000 square foot facility to replace the flooded 85,000 square foot building.
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Library Board
FEMA
Cedar Rapids
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