Marion Council avoids suit over landfill expansion
The Marion City Council chooses not to sue Bluestein over the landfill near Marion. Instead, it will seek host community benefits and impose operating conditions. Linn County residents avoid more legal costs while a decade long siting process nears a conclusion. Lech Walesa spoke at Coe College and Bob Woodward visited Cornell College. Cedar Rapids earns national Sports Illustrated praise as Iowa’s best sports town for parks and recreation.
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Cedar Rapids
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Matt Siders
Iowa House gambling bill stalls five counties await fate
Iowa lawmakers show pessimism amid a lack of a clear agenda as the House bill stalls gambling expansion. Referendums passed in five counties face delay without Senate or Racing and Gaming Commission leadership, risking no new jobs or economy boost for communitiesブラック.
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Scowls and Self as American Muslim at Mecca
Suhaib Albarzinji recounts the hajj experience as an American Iraqi immigrant among two million pilgrims. He faces scowling judgment from strangers who condemn U S policy while he seeks acceptance, unity, and understanding amid calls for national pride and personal identity.
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Burma
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Letters criticize cigarette tax as hypocritical and unfair
A reader argues that cigarette taxes are unfairly targets a consumer group and suggests taxing all motor vehicles instead. The writer claims car exhaust is a greater health risk and condemns lawmakers for expanding laws and taxes, calling it un-American and hypocritical.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Vision for Iowa Rainforest Project Sparks Debate
Marty Wenck argues Iowa could host a world class rainforest attraction drawing on past bold visions from Paris Eiffel Tower to Seward’s Folly. He frames the Iowa project as a defining opportunity to create jobs and national prominence or risk becoming a backwater.
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Iowa
Bush broadens battle over marriage in election year
Alan L. Light argues the Federal Marriage Amendment is a campaign tactic to distract from Iraq, jobs, health care, and other woes. He accuses President Bush of abandoning unity and conscionable conservatism to rally divisive votes and overrule states’ rights.
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Alan L. Light
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