Openness urged as Linn County eyes supervisor pick
The Gazette editorial urges a transparent appointment process for Linn County replacing Ben Rogers who leaves April 1 for UnityPoint Health. A two week window opens for applications and a March 21 deadline, with potential for a voter referendum if 4125 signatures are gathered. Public access to all applicants is demanded.
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Hiawatha
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Doctor urges protecting Medicaid to aid Iowans
A Solon pulmonary physician warns that significant Medicaid cuts would impact 678,107 Iowa residents including children seniors pregnant women and patients with COPD asthma and cancer. He urges contacting Representatives Miller-Meeks and Nunn to reject cuts and preserve affordable life saving health care.
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Congress
Iowa
American Lung Association
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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Transgender rights bill divided Iowa columnist asserts betrayal
Chris Morse of Des Moines writes that Iowa lawmakers have betrayed the state’s values by stripping transgender residents of civil rights. He argues the measure promotes fear, harms neighbors, risks economic costs, and echoes anti interracial marriage precedents while urging readers to choose justice over fear.
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How to Move Forward As Iowa Teachers Under SF 496
Guest column by Alexa McClellan examines Iowa Senate File 496 enacted May 26 2023 restricting classroom discussion of gender identity and mandating age appropriate library materials. It cites book removals such as The Bluest Eye To Kill a Mockingbird and The Absolutely True Diary and offers steps for teachers to inform inspire and resist within legal limits.
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