Litter cleanup urged as spring returns in Iowa
The Gazette urges action as litter mars Iowa landscapes on the first weekend of spring. It cites a 2001 Iowa DOT Keep Iowa Beautiful survey showing 97 percent value a clean environment but only 46 percent participate in cleanup, urging individuals to pick up one piece daily and join local and national cleanup efforts including Linn County April 93 and the Great American Cleanup through May 31.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Beautiful Inc
Keep America Beautiful
Linn County
Keep Iowa
Beautiful
Keeplinncounty Beautiful.org
TouchPlay debate flares over Iowa venue and vandalized marquee
Kenneth Hines of Marion writes on TouchPlay gambling in Iowa. He argues the machines boost revenue for small business and state, blasts restrictions, and mocks anti gambling rhetoric. He cites a T&M Mini Mart in Iowa City where all four machines were in use and a $9,074 revenue figure. He contrasts concerns about problem gambling with broader state casino expansion and questions government stance.
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T&m Mini-Mart
Iowa City
Touchplay
Iowa
T&m
George W. Bush
Tom Vilsack
Vermont city trials instant runoff voting for mayor
The Gazette notes Burlington Vermont plans to elect its mayor using instant runoff. The piece discusses majority rule, spoiler effects, and trade offs between two party stability and multi party sensitivity, proposing a three seat limit to foster a viable third party.
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Vermont City
Burlington, Vt
Corridor groups press to educate on hate crimes post 9 11
Briana Bowen of Iowa City pursues a master’s in social work at the University of Iowa as local groups form the Hate Acts Rapid Response Team to combat hate acts against Muslims after 9/11. They highlight threats, profiling and discrimination in the Corridor and wider community, urging education and coalition building.
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University of Iowa
Osama bin Laden
Shams Ghoneim
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Iowa City
Iowa City Islamic Center
Hussein
Hate Acts Rapid Response Team
Ing
U.S
Hate Acts Rapid Response
Ahmad
Eli Weisel
Briana Bowen
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