Ten Commandments monument dispute at Johnson County
Michael E. Mallie argues against the ACLU over displaying the Ten Commandments on Johnson County property. He cites Jefferson and constitutional text, asserting religious expression on public property is permissible and that separation of church and state is misapplied.
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Order of Eagles
Johnson County
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Congress
United States
David Barton
Aledo
Texas
WallBuilder Press
Michael E. Mallie
Iowa City
Iowa should favor wind over coal for a state energy policy
Jenna Higgins-Freese of Cedar Rapids argues that Iowa must adopt a comprehensive energy policy prioritizing wind. She notes wind costs about 3.5 cents per kWh versus 6.5 cents for new coal, highlights farmer turbine lease income, and cites state benefits from homegrown energy and reduced CO2 emissions.
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Alliant Energy
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Colorado
Alliant
Evolutionists debate antibiotic resistance and natural selection
Don DeBurkarte of Marion questions the Sunday letter by Betty McCollister and challenges evolutionists. He argues that antibiotics select for strongest strains, not individuals, and asks how one celled organisms could evolve human traits, urging a clearer natural selection explanation.
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The
Gazette
Betty McCollister
Don DeBurkarte
Marion
Extirpate and routinous spark a quirky word parade
Iowa State University experts discuss extirpate meaning remove from Iowa and extirpation usage while a reader ponders its implications. The piece notes new coinages like routinous and routinize and reflects on a museum cafe pun Muse Yum Cafe pronounced Mew Zeum.
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Iowa
Ildlife
Iowa State University
Iowa City
Dale Bentz
Dale
Museum Cafe
Muse Yum Cafe
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