Iowa Hog Confinement Clash Spurs Legislative Debate
Iowa lawmakers face a clash over local voice in hog confinement rules after the state Supreme Court ruled Humboldt County exceeded its authority. The dispute centers on balancing environmental oversight by the DNR with local concerns, as Republicans seek a middle ground bill and Democrats oppose reducing local decision making.
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Iowa
State Supreme Court
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Lake Champlain Declared Official Great Lake by Bill
President Clinton signed a bill designating Lake Champlain as a Great Lake for research funding. Sen Patrick Leahy inserted language expanding eligibility, a move critics call pork amid debates over regional balance and charting the lakes.
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Clinton
Lake Champlain
Great Lakes
Vermont
Ontario
Champlain
Associated Press
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Leahy
New
Why the IRS Goes After the Rich and the Poor Alike
A GAO report prompted by Sen. Coverdell shows the IRS conducts 2 million random audits yearly plus 2,961 targeted ones. Most targeted filers earn under 25,000 dollars, while high earners supply roughly half of all personal income tax receipts. Economists cite elasticity to explain enforcement focus on lower and middle income taxpayers.
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IRS
South
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
General Accounting Office
Paul Coverdell
R-Ga
GAO
Grover Norquist
Buchholz
Forbes Magazine
U.S
Letters to the Gazette guidelines from Cedar Rapids paper
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name address and daytime phone, not be anonymous, and may be edited. Limit is 300 words per letter with one letter per writer every 30 days. address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Sharing the Sac and Fox Trail Amid Horse Manure Complaints
A rider laments horse manure and trenching on the Sac and Fox Trail at Mount Vernon Road. They urge walkers bikers and riders to share the trail with warnings and cleanup, noting wet conditions and rising use as weather warms.
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Sac and Fox Trail
Mount Vernon Road
Indian Creek
Help Bicyclists In Peril After Grinnell Rider Accident
A Grinnell resident reflects on the near fatal bicycle crash involving Rev. Bob Mossberry and urges road safety reforms. The writer notes bikes blend with rural scenery and questions why farm machinery uses SMV signs while cyclists face higher risk, calling for fixes to prevent more injuries or deaths.
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Bob Mossberry
Grinnell
Coral Ridge Mall opens to mixed parental safety hopes
Tiffin residents weigh safety concerns surrounding the Coral Ridge Mall with calls for responsible supervision by parents, not a mall babysitter. They praise security and education efforts while emphasizing personal accountability and potential economic benefits for the area.
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Coral Ridge Mall
Tiffin
North Liberty
Gazette
Coral Ridge
Compromise plan targets Iowa City crime with bars and banks
The author proposes using federal grants to fund heavy police presence in downtown bars while banks lack coverage. Cash from banks would be moved to bars to deter robberies, with carding for offenders and penalties for drunken driving. A routing idea would trap offenders with timed red lights to slow escapes.
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Iowa City
Burlington Street
Abortion and bombing condemned in Birmingham clash
A Birmingham opinion piece decries clinic bombing and abortion legalization while lamenting violence against a nurse and guard. The writer questions societal outrage, praying for the nurse and urging reflection on the fate of unborn children and justice for killers.
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Women’s Health Clinic
Birmingham
Ala
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Ken Slaughter
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Kerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Todd Buchholz
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