Email privacy fix urged for 180 day rule
Guest columnist Joshua McNary calls for Leahy Lee privacy reform to require warrants for access to private communications stored with providers or in the cloud. He notes the 1986 ECPA gap, praises bipartisan support, and urges Senate action to protect Iowans without hindering law enforcement. McNary carries ties to Cedar Rapids startups and Vault Coworking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Mike Lee
Utah
Leahy-Lee
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Climate change criticism framed as political agenda hoax
A reader argues climate change is a hoax driven by media and politicians, alleging Thatcher funded scientists in the 1970s to promote nuclear energy and IPCC origins, claiming left uses carbon claims to attack capitalism and push cap and trade. The letter portrays climate discourse as manipulation for wealth redistribution and global control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Middle East
United Nations
IPCC
International Panel On Climate Change
Soviet Union
Critics oppose bicycle tax and education funding gaps
A reader lambastes a proposed five dollar bicycle tax as unfair and impractical, arguing cyclists already pay fuel and local taxes. The letter cites off road use, vehicle ownership, and funding for road maintenance. Another writer urges rethinking education funding and state priorities amid tax breaks and job concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Steve Barton
Barton
Kevin Donnelly
Coralville
Egypt
House
Protecting our liberty to vote prompts debate at town hall
The St Louis Post-Dispatch editorial notes President Obama did not propose mandatory voting and cites Snopes clarifications. It discusses how compulsory voting would barely shift national results while highlighting campaign finance, voting rights limits, and gerrymandering as threats to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Barack Obama
United States
Snopes.com
John Sides
George Washington University
The
Washington Post
House
Senate
Citizens United
Obama
Supreme Court
Iowa caucus pledge satire and Mair fallout
A satirical pledge mocks Iowa caucus zeal and ethanol zealotry while Liz Mair, ex online adviser to Scott Walker, faces GOP backlash in Iowa. commentary notes Mair's snarky posts, Walker firing her, and broader questions about outsiders in Iowa politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U.S
Steve King
Sioux Center Pizza Ranch
Liz Mair
Mair
King
Republican Party of Iowa
Jeff Kauffmann
Walker
Kent Sorenson
House of Cards
Badger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joshua McNary
Startup
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mehhattanooga Times
Bree Press
Clay Bennett
Post Writers Group
Postwritersgroup
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Todd
Thegazette
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!