Hungry for better food in Iowa amid imports and soil loss
Mark S. Edwards notes Iowa imports 86 percent of its food from average 1500 miles away and warns of soil loss, farm bill cuts to conservation, and a mono crop era dominated by corn and soybeans. He advocates diverse, locally rooted choices and cleaner water. Edwards is a Boone resident and former Iowa DNR trails coordinator.
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Letters discuss gas tax and ACA critics in Iowa.
A reader argues the Iowa DOT should tighten spending before seeking more gas tax funds and references costly projects like a rest stop on I 380 and signs. The letter also questions ACA costs and criticizes GOP policies and Pelosi.
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The Wrong Pickup Sparks a Lesson on School Protocol
Lenore Skenazy critiques the Sterling Conn incident where a great grandfather mistakenly collected the wrong child. She notes the mom demanded police and child protective services, but argues the event reveals culture’s overreaction to minor school protocol slips and calls for balanced safety measures rather than sweeping regulations.
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