Editorial EPC should reject topsoil change in Iowa rule
The Gazette urges the Environmental Protection Commission to vote down a rule to replace a four inch topsoil restoration requirement with an infeasible standard. It argues the open process was flawed, benefits of soil restoration include reduced runoff and better water quality, and calls for a transparent reevaluation with broad public input.
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Owa
Environmental Protection Commission
Terry Branstad
Iowa
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Reader Letters Urge Curb on Spending and Tax Skepticism
A Cedar Rapids reader voices frustration with city projects including a 100 year old building and library expansion. The letter calls for revised priorities, year round indoor sports, and wiser tax use while urging residents to push for transparency, testing on marijuana policy, and stronger leadership.
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Knutson
Cedar Rapids
Westdale
Clinton Cash and the Clinton Foundation Influence
Kathleen Parker analyzes Bill Clinton’s speaking fees and charitable work amid donors linked to Hillary Clinton’s State Department tenure. She notes high fees, questions of motives, and potential quid pro quo optics, while acknowledging positive aid from the foundation. She cites Times scrutiny and declines in public trust as tensions rise.
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U.S
CNN
Jake Tapper
Hillary Clinton
State Department
Clinton
China
Obama
Asia
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Hillary
Chelsea Clinton
Africa
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New York Times
Straw Poll founder Straw Poll dies at 36 in Iowa
The Straw Poll, once a powerful Iowa GOP kingmaker, has died at age 36. Iowa officials announced the death, with autopsy possible. The piece recounts its rise from a 1979 Ames straw vote to a national political force, its decline after 2011, and notes a private memorial with a $30 entry fee and few thousand attendees.
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Iowa
Straw Poll
Crystal Gayle
Lamar Alexander
Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty
Minnesota U.S
Michele Bachmann
Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Terry Branstad
Boone
Bernie Sanders
Jeb Bush
Marco Rubio
Mike Huckabee
Donald Trump
Ben Carson
New Hampshire
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