Know where your donation goes in Iowa telefunding
Gazette investigation finds charities using outside telemarketers often keep only about 22 cents of every dollar raised. Charity Services Inc. reported 87 922 dollars for owner and staff from 273 974 raised after expenses. The piece urges donors to seek information, donate directly, beware similar sounding names, and use national Do Not Call registry.
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America and the great Satan amid global tensions and debt
The writer questions U S actions provoking Islamic ire including Abu Ghraib and debates debt and jobs policy. They reference Osama bin Laden era rhetoric, how voters seek tax cuts or spending, and caution on rapid policy shifts. The piece ends with concerns about Iowa river ecology, soil, wetlands loss, and farming erosion trends. Timothy Mason McGregor
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The Big Thirst in Water Crisis and Hope
Kathleen Parker reviews Charles Fishman’s The Big Thirst The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water arguing the book blends numbers with human stories to show water is plentiful yet mismanaged and that local, practical solutions can avert a crisis The review notes examples from soap to drinkable water and cites global and U S scaling of water issues and innovations
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Graduation season reflections on advice and aging
An essay on graduates and elders at a high school commencement. The piece contrasts well meaning counsel with the reality of growing up, recalling personal ambitions, life’s detours, and the wish to truly listen to new graduates. It tethers memory to present contemplation in a wistful tone.
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