Sunshine law push for open records at school boards
The Gazette argues Iowa should apply sunshine laws to nonprofit bodies like the Iowa Association of School Boards and similar groups. It urges an interim study and a public information board to ensure transparency, noting IASB investigations and calls for accountability and access to audits and finances.
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Tate
Iowa Association of School Boards
Senate
Legislative Council
IASB
League of Cities
Iowa State Association of Counties
ASB
Public Information Board
Iowa
Expanding government will cripple country
Letter writers discuss Obama promises on jobs and a public private wage gap. Gary Rees cites BLS and BEA data to claim expansion burdens the nation while contrasting faith, health care reform, and insurance opposition. He questions DNR spending and local taxpayer impact.
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Barack Obama
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Obama
Gary Rees
Manchester
Health care debate fuels Iowa letter storm
A Cedar Rapids Iowa reader questions Obama executive orders on abortion funding and stem cell policy while criticizing health care reform opposition rhetoric. The letter cites Planned Parenthood figures and condemns demagogues while praising national reform as a new dawn. Original author is Ourward Webster of Iowa City.
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
DNR
Barack Obama
Obama
Mexico City
United States
Planned Parenthood
Todd Dorman
Dorman
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Sarah Palin
Fox News Channel
America
Ourward
Webster
Guts and Glory in Health Care Reform Debate
A reader praises Democrats for steering health care reform through Congress with conviction and courage. The piece contrasts Republicans who blocked steps with procedural votes and calls for political bravery, arguing the president and Speaker Pelosi deserve credit for pushing reform despite criticism.
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House of Representatives
House
Ways and Means and Rules
Senate
Health costs bankrupting middle class and reform needed
Dr. Mary Kemen argues health care costs erode middle class stability as 2 million lose insurance 2000 to 2008 and premiums rise while medians fall. She cites high insurer profits and rising admin costs, noting 46 million uninsured and calls for reform.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Harvard
U.S
Anthem Blue Cross
California
WellPoint
Angela Braly
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