Iowa City 21-only ordinance endorsed by UI Parent Board
University of Iowa Parent Association Advisory Board urges a March 23 vote on a 21-only ordinance for Iowa City bars to limit underage access. They cite safety, student futures, and Harvard and other sources, arguing that restricting age reduces alcohol-related harm and that private parties risk shifting the problem. Executive signer Susan Beck Bates.
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University of Iowa Parent Association Advisory Board
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Wallace Loh
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Annual Review of Public Health
Iowa
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the Gazette
Obama party of no opposes Obama economy, Cedar Rapids writes
Joseph E. Mallie argues in Cedar Rapids that President Obama and his administration threaten free enterprise by pursuing socialist programs and sacrificing industries. He praises conservatives and the party of no as guardians of the economy.
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Obama
Party of “No
Joseph E. Mallie
Cedar Rapids
Immediate health reform proposals and potential benefits
Immediate results include no lifetime or annual caps on coverage and $5 billion in interim support for uninsured with pre existing conditions. Children remain covered to age 26 while small businesses gain tax credits. Preventive care becomes free under new plans and an independent appeals process is created for denied claims.
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CNN
Gloria Berger
Barack Obama
Washington
City leaders clash over flood plain policy in late Iowa session
Marian Riggs Gelb of the Iowa Environmental Council notes lawmakers failed to pass a modest flood plain bill after lobbying by groups including the Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa Chamber Alliance. The rejected provisions would have urged flood insurance, restricted new development, and ensured critical facilities in the 500 year flood plain could operate or shut down safely.
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Iowa Chamber Alliance
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Reconciliation Used Before for Health Change
The article notes Congress has long used budget reconciliation to pass health reform and cites past uses such as the 1985 COBRA program, 1982 hospice benefit, and 1997 Children's Health Insurance, while also mentioning Republican use for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Randy Shirir
Marion
Proposed medical complex on historic Sec ond Avenue SE faces opposition
Residents urge officials to block a Physicians Clinics of Iowa plan to erect a large building and parking ramp between 10th and 11th streets damaging Sec ond Avenue SE and nearby historic sites including three churches Averill mansion Douglas mansion and the Grant Wood Studio. They call for redirecting the PCI project to blocks elsewhere.
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Public discussion on zoning and highway speed limits
Letters from Hal Sondral Kathy Walker and Herman Lenz Sumner discuss parking conversions, park creation near church districts, and traffic fatality trends. They reference Mercy Medical Center sites, St. Luke's surface lot, and state speed limit effects on interstate fatalities with Illinois and Iowa data.
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First Avenue
10Th Street
Kathy Walker
Illinois
Iowa
Herman Lenz Sumner
Wind Power as a Plentiful Clean Energy Source
Wind power is described as a plentiful resource and clean efficient energy option. A one megawatt capacity can supply around 250 homes. Mass production lowers costs making wind power more accessible for homeowners to sell excess energy. Combining wind with solar and geothermal energy offers a steady future power supply.
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