Editorial highlights free speech clash and legal changes
The Gazette notes the Iowa City school board narrowly upheld free speech at meetings while rejecting a ban on signs and multimedia input. It also reports state lawmakers approving a 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit for boat operators and details a Cedar Rapids high school origami fundraiser aiding disaster relief in Japan. Linn County Sheriff proposes a one year funding fix via higher prisoner housing fees.
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Iowa City
Iowa
House
Senate
Maj Kopacek leads jets over stadium cost him career
Four Air Force pilots, including Maj Christopher Kopacek, were disciplined for flying four jets over Kinnick Stadium just before a Iowa game, 16 feet above the press box. Kopacek will leave the Air Force. others may fly again. Inspectors failed to check all gas pumps yearly. only 75 percent checked in four years ending 2009. Auditor Vaudt warned more pumps may go unchecked as inspections were cut from seven to five due to budget.
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Christopher Kopacek
Air Force
Kinnick
University of Iowa
David Vaudt
Vaudt
Medical malpractice reform bill in Iowa seeks merit review
Dr Steven Jacobs of Cedar Rapids urges HF 490 to require a medical expert certificate of merit before filing a malpractice case to weed out baseless suits, saving court time and lowering costs while protecting patients. Helane Golden notes ACA provisions expanding coverage and Medicare relief impact.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Steven Jacobs
Wasteful Medicare Notices Question Auto Payments
A reader questions the monthly Notice of Medicare Premium Payment sent to seniors like themselves enrolled in Part A. They rely on bank auto deduction and argue the government wastes taxpayer funds by sending notices to thousands of recipients.
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Medicare
Orchestra Iowa shines in Verdi Requiem at new concert hall
Jerry Owen lauds the Cedar Rapids-based Orchestra Iowa Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale and Coe College Concert Choir for a pristine 85 minute Verdi Requiem. Maestro Tim Hankiewicz led from memory delivering precise phrasing dynamics and Latin text with exceptional unity. The reviewer calls the performance the pinnacle of the ensemble’s history.
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Orchestra Lowa
College Community Concert Hall
Paramount Theatre
Orchestra Iowa
Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale
Coe College
Tim Hankewich
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Dan W
Jane Dutton
College Community
Cedar Rapids Prairie High School
Local Tax Debate Echoes Waste Concerns
Frank I. Kintzle voices objection to government spending of tax dollars rather than the taxes themselves. He argues private industry cannot absorb the waste, nor can the government, calling for tighter fiscal discipline.
Obama’s Libya decision framed as a March Madness fast break
The article argues Obama misplayed the Libyan intervention by delaying action that might have toppled Gaddafi early. It notes defections, resignations, and public defiance in February, praising decisive moves but criticizing the slow approach and reliance on international approval rather than unilateral action. It suggests consequences for U.S. political capital and questions congressional consent versus Arab League and U.N. support.
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Obama
United States
Gaddafi
George W Bush
Libya
Arab League
U.N. Security Council
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Colombia
Gabon
Lebanon
Nigeria
Portugal
South Africa
Congress
U.S. Senate
Seahawk Drilling Seeks Permitting Reform After Chapter 11
In a guest column Randy Stilley, president of Seahawk Drilling, urges graduated risk analysis to revive Gulf of Mexico shallow-water permitting. He cites 11,070 wells drilled and 15 barrels spilled over 15 years, arguing government delays have crippled the industry and threaten jobs along the Gulf Coast.
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Hercules
Gulf of Mexico
Seahawk
U.S
Gulf Coast
America
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
United States
Gulf
Randy Stilley
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