Public nurse-in supports breastfeeding as natural feeding
Mary Kenyon and activists defend public breastfeeding after incidents in restaurants and media. The piece cites health guidance from pediatric groups, rising initiation but low exclusive breastfeeding rates, and a call to normalize nursing, citing personal experience from rural Dyersville.
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West Branch
Iowa
United States
Ross Products Division
Abbott Laboratories
Lauds
U.S
American Academy of Pediatric
Grain to gold ethanol dream threatens Iowa topsoil
The Gazette reports Iowa could produce 1.323 billion gallons of ethanol annually, needing 490 million bushels of corn and 2.72 million acres. Soil erosion from tillage would shed 13.6 million tons yearly, yet the cost ignores soil loss for a fuel with 77 000 BTUs per gallon, urging soil conservation for future generations.
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the Gazette
Iowa
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Gulf of Mexico
David Brunius
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Water Ski Team appeals for Cedar Rapids help
Spectators express disappointment at Cedar Rapids support for the Five Seasons Water Ski Team. Weekly free shows run June to September on the Cedar River at Ellis Park, but the site’s decay and lack of services frustrate attendees.
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Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Ellis Park
Janesville
Wis
Rockford
Ill
Readers urge funding boosts and facility upgrades for regional show ski sites
Letters describe Waterloo show ski tournaments on river banks and the need for improved facilities at Five Seasons to attract future events. They urge public support for better venues and note ongoing publicity from cities like Ellis Park and local media coverage.
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Waterloo
Ellis Park
Tom
Phyllis Hoffman
Cedar Rapids
Partisan divide should not block Roberts confirmation
A student argues against extreme rhetoric attacking Judge John Roberts and urges swift confirmation. The letter cites his qualifications and 39 Supreme Court appearances, contrasts state and federal parking code enforcement for wheelchair access, and questions how parking lot inspections prioritize safety over minor construction errors.
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John Roberts
Roberts
Partnership with SEIU strengthens US relations
A longtime University of Iowa research assistant reflects on 35 years of service. He praises the university as a good employer with an excellent environment, lauding the hardworking, caring faculty and staff he has known and worked with, and expresses pride in their contributions.
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ABC
Barbara Walters
Elizabeth Hasselbeck
The
American Academy of Pediatrics
Service Employees International Union
SEIU
University of Iowa
Sweating the science of baseball in hot Iowa nights
Tim Boyle argues the July Gazette piece misreads physics by blaming hot humid air for baseball travel. He notes warmer air expands and becomes less dense, reducing resistance, and comments on how sound travels in steamy nights at Brucemore while narrating his dual passions for acting and senior baseball in Cedar Rapids.
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Tim Boylehile
Iowa City
Tim Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
Brucemore
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