Wisconsin deer disease story bears watching
Wisconsin faces chronic wasting disease in deer, with three infected deer found near Mount Horeb and 500 more tested plus 15 positives. DNR plans to kill 15,000 deer in a 361 square mile zone while residents brace for hunts and fear impacts on hunting economics and safety.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mount Horeb
Wis
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
St. Norbert College
Jay Reed
Journal Sentinel
Michigan
Reed
Wordsmith Usage in Reader Letters and Grammar Notes
Readers discuss wordsmith as noun or verb, syntax definitions, and subject verb agreement. Examples include clarifying sentence structure in marriage phrasing, fundraising terminology, and the adjective wind versus blistering.
Editorial: FBI overhaul misses deeper reform opportunity
The Orange County Register argues Mueller’s reorganization is insufficient and risks patchwork fixes. It notes 400 agents moved from drug to anti-terrorism duties, questions centralized control, and cites memos, warrants, and turf battles as evidence reform is stalled. It calls for congressional action and broader agency consolidation.
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Orange County
Calif
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Robert Mueller
Mueller
Phoenix
Minneapolis
Zacarias Moussaoui
East Buchanan Faces South Center Closure Fight Over Unity
Letters urge the East Buchanan Board to reject closing the South Attendance Center at Quasqueton. They warn a shutdown would wreck district unity, erode trust, and harm enrollment and revenue efforts amid funding shifts and Vision Iowa grants.
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East Buchanan
Vision
Iowa
Quasqueton
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited and cannot be returned. Writers must include full name signatures, full street address and daytime phone number. anonymous letters are not accepted. Limit 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Landowner Opposes Local Landfill Threat Near Viola Iowa
In autumn 1974 a Cedar Rapids family built a wooded home near Viola with two ponds and windmill restoration. They fear a landfill would ruin the landscape with litter noise and traffic. One of three landowners would sell, though not local, as money and politics influence the plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Viola
Grant Wood
Iowa
Here
Yard Signs and a Granddaughter’s Hope for Voting
A brief note from Robert and Loretta Prostine in Marion urges civic participation. They frame yard signs as a reflection of shared values and a granddaughter’s future, urging readers to vote to safeguard freedoms and welfare.
Misleading ad on spay neuter costs for Cedar Valley Humane Society
The Cedar Valley Humane Society seeks public funds while a Gazette ad claims an adoption fee of 100 dollars against a hidden cost of 25 dollars per spay neuter. The charity praises long standing help from area vets and emphasizes sheltering thousands of animals and community health benefits.
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Cedar Valley Humane Society
Gazette
CVHS
The
Humane Society
Secondhand smoke debate draws comparison to medical errors
A reader argues smoking is an adult choice and opposes bans on secondhand smoke while contrasting it with the IOM 1999 report on medical errors. The letter questions public policy moves against physicians and defends personal risk tolerance, citing lives lost to medical negligence.
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Institutes of Medicine
IOM
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Peg Schmitz
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Layton
Ben Layson
South
Winthrop
Robert and Loretta Prostine
Marion
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