Quotes of the Week Highlight Iowa Projects and People
A collection of remarks includes Linn County’s Brent Oleson backing Prospect Meadows with a groundbreaking extension, Cedar Rapids using green bike lane warnings, University of Iowa retirement plans, and assurances amid the DeCoster egg case fines. Iowa towns’ social bonds also feature in the discussion.
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Brent Oleson
Linn County
Prospect Meadows
Board of Supervisors
Ron Griffin
Cedar Rapids
Bill Marler
Iowa
Jack
Peter DeCoster
Stephen Sapp
Iowa State University
Diversity Focus and Latino Identity Reflections
A first person piece explores Latino diversity in the United States, highlighting origins from Honduras to Mexico and the Caribbean. The author notes generational shifts, language, and cultural differences within the community, including Salsa nights at Club CO2 in Cedar Rapids and Mexican stereotypes in promotion materials.
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United States of America
Honduras
Chile
Mexico
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Club Co2
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Campaigns Spark Fast TV Ads in Tight Senate and Governor Race
Rival campaigns surge into television with claims on pork cutting and accomplishments as Braley targets Ernst in a heated U.S. Senate race while Branstad touts a comeback. The focus underscores a costly, high-stakes Iowa electoral season ahead of November. IowaWatch profiles meth addiction in families and its impact on children. The documentary follows three women raising kids amid meth use and charts rising meth-related crimes despite 2005 pseudoephedrine limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Bruce Braley
Joni Ernst
Terry Branstad
Braley
Ernst
Branstad
IowaWatch
Heartland
Iowa
Katie Kuntz
Don't buy the smear of EPA carbon rules says Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, NRDC president, argues against coal and polluter campaigns opposing EPA carbon pollution standards. She says the plan would cut pollution 30 percent, create jobs, and save health costs, with billions in benefits outweighing modest electricity price rises. She cites Supreme Court rulings and envisions flexible state by state limits enabling local clean energy and affordable power.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
America
National Mining
Gina McCarthy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Michael Enzi
Wyoming
Obama
National Mining Association
Enzi
Chamber of Commerce
Rand Paul
R-Ky
Supreme Court
Coal
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Larry Wieczorek
University of Iowa
Newsy
Diversityfocus.org
Edwin Alvarado
Iowa Horserace
Iowahorserace.com
Mike Glover
Iowawatch.org
Frances Beinecke
The
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nrde
Insight & Books
Gazette
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