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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 2014
Page
9
The Gazette Editorial Board breaks tradition to endorse in contested Linn and Johnson county primaries. Endorsements follow face to face candidate interviews focusing on experience clarity issues and bipartisanship. Voters urged to research and vote in Tuesday’s primary.
In the Iowa 1st District primary, Democrats Pat Murphy Dave OBrien Swati Dandekar Anesa Kajtazovic and Monica Vernon face off as Bruce Braley seeks a Senate bid. Vernon stands out for lacking prior state legislative service while others bring deep legislative or legal experience.
Two Republicans, Mark Jacobs and Joni Ernst, lead a large field for Iowa's U S Senate seat as Tom Harkin retires. Ernst, a National Guard leader and state senator, is seen as strong on military credentials. Jacobs, former Reliant Energy CEO and Wall Street investor, brings business and global perspective to the contest.
A Johnson County man, 29, awaiting sentencing for stalking and extortion faces up to 45 years in prison. He shares Asperger syndrome with seven others among Iowa inmates, a group highlighted in a Department of Corrections report showing 47 percent have a mental health diagnosis.
A state stakeholder group appointed by Gov. Branstad and the DNR held a public hearing on Iowa topsoil rule requiring four inches of topsoil on new construction sites. Builders argued the rule is costly and impractical, favoring a vague federal standard to preserve topsoil only if infeasible. The EPC will decide, but prospects look dim for the four inch rule.
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