Senators Question Boys and Girls Clubs Pay and Spending
The Gazette notes four U.S. senators including Chuck Grassley press questions about Boys & Girls Clubs of America pay and spending. Roxanne Spillett's near one million compensation in 2008 prompts scrutiny of 4.3 million on travel 1.6 million on conferences and 544000 on lobbying while CEO pay averages 462000 nationally.
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Wall Street
U.S
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Roxanne Spillett
Boys & Girls Clubs Organization
Spillett
Charity Navigator
John Tursi
Cedar Rapids Boys & Girls Club
Congress
Erate
Senate
Grassley questioned over health care funding and votes
Questions raise about Senator Chuck Grassley receiving 2.3 million dollars from health care interests and his votes on Medicare drug legislation, antitrust exemptions for the health care industry, and Bush-era budget and tax positions.
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Chuck Grassley
Public Campaign Action Fund
Insurancepuppets.com
Max Baucus
Montana
Mtstandard.com
George W. Bush
Bush
Graffiti Wall of Fame proposed for Cedar Rapids arts district
Letters urged Cedar Rapids to host an International Graffiti Festival in the arts district and to connect with Grant Woods studio and Amana Colonies for buzz. Readers also discussed litter pickup, mental health funding, and national figures influencing health care reform.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Woods
Turner Alley
Amana
Solutions Worse Than Problems in Ecology and Vacation Failures
A reflective column criticizes ill conceived fixes from kudzu as a soil solution to costly prison sentences. It contrasts failed vacation ideals with harsher realities and suggests productive work like digging ditches and writing a novel as healthier coping strategies.
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Yolo County
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Sacramento
California
Georgia Pines
Barbados
No good education ideas left behind
Jennifer Hemmingsen discusses U.S. and Iowa concerns over No Child Left Behind and ESEA reauthorization. She notes budget cuts and bureaucracy shaping debates on national standards, teacher performance, and local classroom impact. The column urges mindful reforms centered on classrooms and students.
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Iowa
U.S
Congress
Jefferson High School
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