Right to Assistance bill debated in Iowa Senate panel
The Gazette urges passage of a Right to Assistance bill as a quality of life issue for crime victims. The editorial notes Cedar Rapids and others link police calls to nuisance ordinances, warns of risk to domestic violence victims, and cites a Pennsylvania case. It calls for better protections and state law clarity.
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Iowa
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvania
ACLU
Readers praise kind concert seating at Mo Show event
In a March 14 letter Jim and Carol Voss thank two girls who gave up their seats at the Washington High School Mo Show concert. They commend show choirs and directors for strong season performances and note the University of Iowa Public Health Cancer in Iowa 2015 report citing rising melanoma rates.
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Washington High School
Jim
Carol Voss
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Iowa
Tanning restrictions for minors divide Iowa legislature
A 20 year trend links tanning bed use and UV exposure to higher skin cancer risk. Iowa lacks minor tanning limits while bills to ban under 18 use advance in committees. Opponents demand parental consent. supporters urge floor votes. Also a public rebuke targets Senator Joni Ernst over a letter to Iran.
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Iowa
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Senate
House
Gary Streit
Cedar Rapids
Solar Power Survives Eclipse and Fights in the States
Harrop notes Germany relies on solar for 40 percent of grid power on sunny days and that a brief eclipse caused only a temporary price rise. She argues rooftop solar faces political pushback from utilities and fossil-fuel interests across many states and outlines groups like T U S K defending solar.
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Germany
United States
Arizona
Salt River Project
SRP
Missouri
New York
Texas
Nevada
Vermont
Unite in mental illness fight urges Iowa to act
Julius C. Trimble urges Iowa communities to expand mental health care including more psychiatric beds and providers. He cites high illness rates, prison housing, and long waits for counseling, calling for timely humane affordable treatment and increased funding and community-based services.
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Des Abzites
Des Moines
Iowa
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