Elected Officials Speak To High School Government Class
In Cedar Rapids area remarks from State Sens Sandy Greiner and Tim Kapucian State Rep Sally Stutsman Johnson County Supervisor Janelle Rettig and Auditor Travis Weipert covered public service duties and youth civic involvement. The author thanks the speakers and notes hope for future visits to Clear Creek Amana High School.
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Sandy Greiner
Tim Kapucian
Sally Stutsman
Johnson County
Janelle Rettig
Travis Weipert
Clear Creek Amana High School
Obama’s words versus reality on war and Guantanamo
A comparison notes Obama’s 2013 pledge on ending endless war drone ethics and Guantanamo with later data. It cites costs of wars exceeding 1.5 trillion dollars and a 79 billion request for new wars in 2015, drone strike civilian deaths, and Guantanamo population shifts from 166 to 154 with many cleared.
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Barack Obama
U.S
Guantanamo
Pentagon
Yemen
Congress
Improve schools not shuffling kids in Iowa City
Palmer Holden argues for prioritizing school quality and resource investment over student busing while stressing diverse neighborhoods and walkability. He rails against forced reassignment and cites beliefs on life, abortion, and political accountability.
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Iowa City
Palmer Holden
Wage numbers not equal comparison letters raise questions
The letter criticizes Obama min wage data claiming 28 million would gain, countered by 1.6 million at exact federal minimum and about 2 million below it. Readers question vetting and accuse propaganda, while other comments touch Islam, diversity, and local politics in Linn County.
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Thomas Gerhold
Gazette
DeWayne Heintz
Cedar Rapids
Guest column urges solutions over complaints on Iowa City schools
Bob Elliott argues the Iowa City Community School District must address stark socioeconomic disparities among elementary schools. He cites Lincoln Wickham Grant Wood and Kirkwood as examples and calls for productive discussion and periodic boundary reviews to prevent have and have not schools, urging concrete suggestions rather than more complaints. He notes the unpaid, unrecognized work of school board members and the need for planning and zoning actions by local government to tackle poverty pockets that affect education and community reputation.
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Iowa City Community School
Grant Wood
Kirkwood
Lincoln
Wickham
Joshua Sabin
North Liberty
Iowa City
Press-Citizen
Sabin
County Board of Supervisors
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