Regents must commit to transparency in board meetings
The Gazette urges the University of Iowa and state Board of Regents to reject a plan cutting full board meetings to four annually and to keep committee meetings linked. It warns such limits harm time-sensitive decisions and public awareness amid prior controversies and recent governance scrutiny.
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Bob Downer
University of Iowa
Bruce Harreld
American Association of University Professors
the Gazette
Terry Branstad
Mike Richards
Mary Andringa
Branstad
Richards
Andringa
University of Northern Iowa
Bill Ruud
Regents
Community Letters on Chief Daugherty and Bible Proclamation
Readers urge using successor instead of replacement for the Marion police chief and discuss the Bible's role in Western civilization and education. Dana Myers cites concerns about respectful language and references a June 7 governor proclamation article with commentary from Jean-Pierre Isbouts.
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Marion
Harry Daugherty
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dana Myers
Terry Branstad
American Civil Liberties Union
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Culture and Media Studies
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara
Calif
Iowa City housing vote prompts critique of development
A local opinion argues the City Council should back Kevin Monson’s plan for 72 workforce housing units. It contends affordable housing boosts tax base and downtown activity while easing costs for the elderly, arts venues, and infrastructure. The writer criticizes Mayor Throgmorton and urges alignment of housing with quality of life and revenue goals.
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Ing
Kevin Monson
Englert
Monson
Jim Throgmorton
Throgmorton
Two Sides of Discrimination in America
Walter E Williams argues that Barack Obama's 2008 promise of transformation left discrimination in sex and race unresolved. He cites prison racial dynamics, gender work disparities in dangerous jobs, Harvard's single sex club rules, and unequal fitness standards, urging arts censorship and historical memory reform.
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America
Barack Obama
California
Harvard University
Rhodes
Marshall
Harvard
Ashton Carter
Army
Cedar Rapids weighs topsoil rule after soil tests
Independent tests in Cedar Rapids show highly compacted clay soil in 26 lots across 13 developments. City officials say a topsoil ordinance is needed to curb runoff and improve water quality, with July Infrastructure Committee to review full results and discuss compromises with builders.
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Team Services
Jen Winter
Scott Olson
Olson
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