Nursing unity and praise for DAISY Award winners
Guest column discusses nursing as a calling amid shortages, highlighting UnityPoint Health Cedar Rapids nurses. It honors DAISY Award recipients Bonnie Lunsford and Erin Kuhl for compassionate care during critical moments, and underscores empathy as core to professional identity and future healthcare.
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UnityPoint Health
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Bonnie Lunsford
Bonnie
Erin Kuhl
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Community letters critique Rep. King's remarks on babies
In the April 26 Gazette David Bringman questions Rep. Steve King’s comment about other people’s babies and denounces his racist rhetoric. The letter notes King’s educational sacrifice, comments on evangelical influence, and mentions the 2017 Iowa legislative session topics like budget cuts and gun rights, with a brief nod to school choice expansion.
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David Bringman
Steve King
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King
Iowa
Bringman
Iowa Lawmakers Eye Education Savings Accounts
The piece explains support for school choice through Education Savings Accounts in Iowa. It notes ESAs would let per pupil state funds follow a child to nonpublic options like private schooling or home schooling, covering tuition tutoring or online classes. The author urges ongoing discussion in the 2018 legislative session.
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Iowa
States inch toward Obamacare chaos reshaping local care
Froma Harrop argues that Affordable Care Act expanded local health care markets while Republicans threaten to pull funding and destabilize exchanges. She cites Iowa and Denver Health as examples of fiscal strain and project delays, warning that recruitment of insurers and job losses follow.
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Donald Trump
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Trump
Obamacare
HealthCare.gov
Iowa
Denver Health Medical Center
Iowa Gun Law Changes Face Cautious Reception at Statehouse
Iowa lawmakers weigh the broad catchall gun bill signed last month by the governor, easing permitting and local control while legalizing short barreled rifles. Republicans call it significant though incremental, Democrats fault it as too wide and criticize the stand your ground provision.
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Wade Puffer
Midwest
Hiawatha
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Obama
Puffer
Iowa Conservative Union
Cedar Rapids
FBI
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Senate
Chet Culver
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