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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2013
Page
6
In a column, Dick Sloan notes farmers face specialization and less diverse fields. He cites soil health management with year round diversity, reduced disturbance, and no till as a path to protect water, air quality, and resources while cutting erosion and runoff from heavy rains.
A Cedar Rapids event titled Five years out: Ongoing impacts and challenges of the 2008 floods runs 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the National Czech Slovak Museum and Library. Attendees learn about soil health, water retention, prairie strips, and wetland planning to reduce runoff and protect Iowa’s resources.
Kamyar Enshayan argues for learning from the 2008 flood in a critique of amnesia about disaster planning. He notes a 10 year plan funded by local, state, and federal sources that reduced risk, relocated residents, revived upstream farming, and treated flood plains as infrastructure.
A Suffolk Public Schools incident reveals how a second grader pointed a pencil and made shooting sounds, prompting a two day suspension under zero tolerance. Officials describe weapon policy as overbroad and risk creating executive hysteria among students.
Iowa legislators push two bills to Gov. Branstad. HF 415 would create a dual track response for abuse reports, allowing Family Assessment Response to aid families while protecting children. A second bill lets county attorneys opt out of DHS cases, with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office stepping in, to balance state influence with local oversight.
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