Quotes of the Week From Cedar Rapids and Iowa Figures
A collection of local voices features Washington High School teacher Kyle Phillips on journalism careers, Cedar Rapids investors planning a casino project, Coralville council approving Fifth Street buildings, leaders in volunteerism president Kayla Lyftogt, Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett on population growth, and a statue honor for Norman Borlaug at the U.S. Capitol.
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Journalism Education Association
Steve Gray
Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC
Cedar Rapids Casino
Tom Hermann
Coralville
Fifth Street
Kayla Lyftogt
Leaders In Volunteerism
Ron Corbett
U.S. Census Bureau
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Norman Borlaug
U.S. Capitol
Ernst's Pig Castration Ad Sparks Iowa Campaign Buzz
U S Senate hopeful Joni Ernst released a controversial TV ad showing her on a farm saying she will cut pork and wasteful spending. Iowa readers questioned its tone for urban voters while Branstad faced secrets settlements and calls for accountability after a Des Moines Register report.
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U.S. Senate
Ernst
Iowa
Washington
America
ThelowaRepublican.com
Christine O’donnell
Terry Branstad
Arizona
Des Moines Register
Branstad
Factory farms deserve appreciation say agribusiness columnists
Curt Zingula argues that modern factory farms enable vast production, technology use, and environmental safeguards though critics prefer simpler past methods. He notes U S farming must scale to feed 439 million by 2050 and contrasts industrial systems with niche organic options while stressing confinement reduces runoff.
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Ding Darling
Iowa
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