Higher education cuts threaten Iowa's top scholars
The Gazette editors warn that an $11 million midyear cut and $25 million de-appropriation endanger public universities and their best faculty. ISU reports rising departures, UI faces non-tenure track pay struggles, while leaders urge stable contracts and more support to retain talent.
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Ana
Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
ISU
Wendy Wintersteen
the Gazette
Bruce Harreld
Harreld
Iowa
Community letters urge votes for Stacey Walker and Pat Heiden
Readers express strong support for Stacey Walker in District 1 on the Board of Supervisors highlighting coalition building ethics and leadership. Other letter backs Pat Heiden citing collaboration mental health elder care and experience managing Oaknoll projects and nonprofit governance.
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Stacey Walker
Board of Supervisors
Walker
Linn County
United Way Board of Directors
Heiden
Oaknoll
Johnson County
Nancy Quellhorst
Iowa City
Before and after welfare handout with private charity rise
Walter E Williams argues private charity thrived before the welfare state, cites Charity Organization Society and Big Brothers Big Sisters, notes later government aid and supposed decline in civility. He contrasts affluence, dependency, and changing family patterns with statistics on unwed births. Williams, economics professor at George Mason University, comments.
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Charity Organization Society
United Way Organization
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
American Cancer Society
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences
Walter E. Williams
George Mason University
Editorial guidelines for letters to the editor
Editorial letters guidelines outline length limits and contact details for The Gazette. Readers may submit letters up to 250 words from Cedar Rapids IA. Include mail box address Box 1862 and phone inquiries to 319 398 8263.
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Thegazette
Cedar Rapids
Tax plan sails through Iowa Senate amid secrecy
The 2.1 billion tax bill advances to Governor Reynolds despite closed door celebrations in the Senate. Analysts say it cuts corporate taxes, expands pass through exemptions, scales back federal deductibility, while boosting standard deduction for some earners. Critics denounce secrecy and partisan power plays behind the measure.
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Kim Reynolds
Senate
Des Moines Register
Reynolds
Iowa Policy Project
Iowa
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