Iowa school start date debate pits local control vs tourism
The Gazette editorial questions the Iowa Department of Education rule changes aimed at delaying start dates, arguing local officials and parents should decide calendars rather than state bureaucrats. It notes waivers allow mid August openings and cites tourism concerns plus State Fair attendance as influencing factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa
Lawmak
Ers
Department of Education
Flood protection urged with science and watershed governance
Letter writers urge Cin Cedar Rapids flood strategy reform citing University of Iowa energy center experts. They push for stormwater fees, cross-boundary watershed management, and fertilizer runoff controls to reduce the Gulf dead zone and protect resources.
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Todd Dorman
The
Gazette
Dorman
Kamyar Enshayan
University of Northern Iowa
Center For Energy and Environmental Education
Cedar Rapids
Enshayan
Gulf of Mexico
JoAnn McNiel
Inspectors Fail to Find Cows of Mass Destruction
In a June 18 column the author argues the mad cow scare lacked human cases and suggests a corrective headline. The piece notes CDC estimates of 3000 annual foodborne deaths and recalls prior media fear campaigns while defending the underlying economic points about echocardiograms.
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Vanity Fair
Eric Schlosser
Fame
United States
America
Europe
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
SAFE opposes Muscatine nuclear plan and urges farmland protection
Dianne Glenney writes that SAFE celebrates MidAmerican Energy dropping plans for a nuclear or gas plant in Muscatine County and would refund 8.8 million of 14.2 million collected from ratepayers. The group vows to push legislation to block future plants on prime farmland and to promote reuse of existing sites.
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Aving America
SAFE
MidAmerican Energy
Muscatine County
United States
Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
EPA
America
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Washington State
Canada
South Korea
Paul Krugman
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Sinclair
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Krugman
Dianne Glenney
Muscatine
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