UI negotiates noncompete exemption with Dr Jill Meadows
The University of Iowa reached a two year noncompete carve out for Dr Jill Meadows who resigned from the obstetrics gynecology faculty to join Planned Parenthood Heartland. She will train students and residents as an unpaid adjunct while providing contraception and family planning training at the Iowa City clinic. The deal avoids a lawsuit and mirrors prior arrangements that focused on training needs rather than cash.
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Space to learn and grow and a Lent confession app
The column argues for space for children to learn with minimal restrictions while criticizing inspectors. It notes Lent and Easter as a time for conscience and promotes a Catholic sins tracking app guiding users through the Ten Commandments, urging repentance.
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Rewarding firms that back Cedar Rapids in hard times
Community letter praises Quaker Oats for supporting Cedar Rapids during the flood and commends the company for staying engaged. It also criticizes AEGON TransAmerica for layoffs and outsourcing to India, urging readers to move investments away.
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Shane Smythe
Name Cedar Rapids court house for local hero Giunta
A reader urges Cedar Rapids rename the federal courthouse after Sgt Sal Giunta Medal of Honor recipient from nearby Hiawatha. The letter argues national recognition for his bravery justifies the tribute and calls on veterans groups to back the idea.
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Repentance and Living as a Gift to God
The text urges recognizing sins and not repeating them, stressing that God’s commands never change and disobedience has consequences. It emphasizes repentance and grace from the Blessed Trinity, and that life offers ongoing opportunity to confess, cooperate with grace, and right past wrongs.
University of Iowa urges stable state funding for 21st century economy
GUEST COLUMN argues state universities like UI are vital for culture innovation and jobs. It warns cuts would cut 30 percent in two years, reducing funding to 15 years ago levels, and stresses UI’s $6 billion annual regional impact and 1 in 30 Iowa jobs.
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Trump and Barnum mix politics and showmanship in satire
The piece compares P. T. Barnum's political career to modern celebrity politics, referencing a Trump run scenario in Iowa. It notes Trump’s past flirtations with national office, his stance on same sex marriage, and statements to The Des Moines Register about foreign policy and funding. Michael Cohen is cited assessing interest.
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