Painful lesson at Effigy Mounds overprotective access
The National Park Service found lead staff at Effigy Mounds National Monument violated the public trust by not adequately protecting historic artifacts during 1999 to 2009 access projects. Whistleblower Tim Mason sparked the probe. three lead staff no longer work for the service.
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Phyllis Ewing
Gazette
Ewing
Cultural Resources
Branstad urged to veto tobacco backed e cigarette bill in Iowa
The letter argues the legislature crafted e cigarette legislation at tobacco industry behest and urges Gov. Branstad to veto. It notes FDA rules as safer and mentions a Saturday fundraiser Hoofin It for Horses by the Iowa Equine Rescue and Awareness League at Terry Trueblood Park. It also includes a reader critique of Tom Sass and a response from James Wolfe in Riverside.
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Terry Branstad
Food and Drug Administration
Iowa Equine Rescue and Awareness League
Terry Trueblood
Shelter No. 2
Land Rd. SE
Iowa City
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Palo
Cedar Rapids
North Liberty
Tim Davis
Sass
James Wolfe Riverside
Nigeria girls kidnapping calls for global action
Mary Sanchez argues the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram lack Malala status and urges U S leadership to pressure Nigeria, pass the International Violence Against Women Act, and fight human trafficking. She warns against complacent government responses and stresses women’s rights as universal.
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Goodluck Jonathan
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Funding proposal undermines UI mission
A guest column argues the Regents funding plan favors undergraduates from Iowa, risking a nearly 60 million cut to the University of Iowa's general fund and reallocating it to other institutions. It cites UI strengths, statewide impact, and calls for a tailored funding approach honoring each university's mission.
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