Quotes of the Week Span Diverse Themes in Politics and Sports
A set of brief quotes covers Kate Martin’s drive with the Golden State Valkyries, Rep Ashley Hinson on Trump’s national security options, One Iowa’s reaction to a Supreme Court decision on gender affirming care for minors, and Christina Bohannan’s third bid to unseat Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks. The remarks span sports, national security, LGBTQ rights, and election campaigns with a focus on personal resolve and policy stakes.
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Max Mowitz
One
Iowa
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Christina Bohannan
U.S
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Community Letters On Clean Energy And Highway Safety
A letter discusses Yale and George Mason climate studies showing many voters oppose cutting global warming programs while urging Congresswoman Miller-Meeks and Senators Grassley and Ernst to defend clean energy tax credits for Iowa. The piece also cites a travel metaphor urging faster removal of slow left-lane drivers, blaming safety concerns on slow semis and urging safer highway flow. Frank Garfield Hiawatha.
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Yale Program
George Mason Center For
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Iowa
Senate
House
Miller- Meeks
Sens
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Frank Garfield Hiawatha
No Kings rally inspires Cedar Rapids readers call for coverage
Cedar Rapids reader praises the No Kings rally with thousands gathered, chanting and displaying posters, urging local media to cover peaceful change. The letter complains of skewed coverage toward Trump. It argues for photos of the crowd and notes benefits of native roadside plants and pollinators in Iowa highways.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Trump
Sue
Stannard
Tuning in to the miracle of radio dusk and birds
Kurt Ullrich reflects on a near collision with a bird at a sunlit window and muses on radio waves, old times, and the sense of aging. He recalls listening to WLS WCFL KAAY AM and songs by Rundgren Mason, and contemplates podcasts and voices worth hearing beyond airwaves. He notes two mice on his tractor and suggests a later life as a street performer in Dublin.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago
WLS
WCFL
Clyde Clifford
Kaay AM
Little Rock
Ark
Clifford
Jaime Brockett
Arlo Guthrie
Todd Rundgren
Dave Mason
Grafton Street
Dublin
Richard Burton
Liz Taylor
Insight & Books forum seeks Iowa community submissions
Insight and Books invites Eastern Iowans to contribute letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions can be sent to editorial thegazette.com or mailed to 116 Third.
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Insight & Books
Thegazette.com
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Kate Martin
Golden State Valkyries
Trump
Ashley Hinson
Israel
Iran
Lam
Washington, D.C
Community Letters
Newton Speedway
Clay Bennett
Counterpoint Media
Counterpoint.com
Ernst
Sen
Ohio
Departments of Transportation
Kurt Ullrich
Jackson County
Dubuque
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