Don t micromanage med school says Gazette editorial
The Gazette argues lawmakers should not micromanage state universities by mandating that 80 percent of medical and dentistry students be Iowa residents. It notes funding shifts from state to tuition and questions potential losses in out of state tuition and talent retention, citing residency and cost figures and quotes from Rep. Zahner.
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College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
Iowa
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Vanessa Miller
Adam Zahner
Iowa City
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Community letter opposes USPS privatization in Iowa
A community letter warns that privatizing the Postal Service would harm rural towns like Waterloo and surrounding areas. It cites the USPS Inspector General finding that many rural post offices lose money and urges residents to attend a Cedar Rapids event on March 20, 2025, to protest and urge representatives to block privatization.
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Trump
Elon Musk
Musk
Waterloo
Iowa
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Usps Inspector General
Westgate
Kensett
Fonda
Lenox
Moravia
Cedar Rapids
Putin on the Blitz in Ukraine and the Trump angle
Cal Thomas argues Putin rejects ceasefire terms, keeping Ukraine under pressure. He notes U S envoy Witkoff’s talk of possible phone talks between Putin and Trump, Putin’s battlefield gains, and the challenge for Trump to push a ceasefire without conceding victory. The piece links Western comments to ongoing stalemate and examines personal ties in diplomacy.
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Ukraine
Trump
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Middle East
Witkoff
Moscow
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Emmanuel Macron
Marco Rubio
Russia
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Kim Jong UN
China
Xi Jinping
John Bolton
Oval Office
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy
Biden
Bob Dylan
Dylan
Joan Baez
Pete Seeger
Cal Thomas
Tribune News Service
Tripbpub
Drake University stands firm on DEI amid Iowa law dispute
Drake University maintains its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a private institution facing state pressure. President Marty Martin says the school will act in line with its mission, despite a bill threatening ineligible students for state tuition grants. The university has raised funds to support its mission and cites programs like Johnny Bright College for non-traditional students.
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Drake
Marty Martin
Iowa
Martin
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Iowa Writer’s Collaborative
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Johnny Bright
Oklahoma A&m
Stillwater
Okla
Bright College
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Todd.dormar
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