Hogs and Water Woes Hit Iowa and Midwest Farmlands
Art Cullen argues midwestern hog farming fouls air and water, linking ammonia and manure to nitrate pollution, toxic algae, and rising deaths from air pollution. He cites Minnesota and Ohio studies, acres of hogs, Smithfield's reach, and weak regulation as the price paid by Northwest Iowa communities. He calls for stronger oversight and shifts away from large scale confinement.
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University of Iowa College of Public Health
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Sioux
China
Smithfield Foods
Northwest
Wake up America to the left’s agenda letter sparks debate
A reader criticizes The Gazette for featuring a June 7 letter claiming a leftist agenda. They argue the piece shows poor historical understanding and inaccurate definitions, questioning the paper’s purpose and impact on readers.
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Let Women Control Their Bodies and Rights
A Cedar Rapids reader argues that abortion framing rests on individual rights and bodily autonomy. The author contends life begins after birth and urges ending government and social regulation on women’s bodies.
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Les Deal
Cedar Rapids
Real fraud claims fade as voting rights face suppression
Norman Sherman argues there is no broad voter fraud in 2020 or 2021 state elections. He denounces Republican moves in Iowa and other states to tighten access, calling these efforts voter suppression that undermines democracy. He notes historical expansion of suffrage and cites officials like Brad Raffensperger.
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