Foster youth need caring foster homes this month and beyond
Anne Gruenewald urges Iowa readers to consider becoming foster parents during National Foster Care Awareness Month. Iowa KidsNet coordinates six agencies led by Four Oaks to recruit train license and support foster and adoptive families and to match children by need. Foster care offers stability for vulnerable youths and may lead to adoption for some, with ongoing support from Iowa KidsNet and partner agencies. For more information contact Iowa KidsNet at 1 800 243 0756 or visit fouroaks.org.
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Editors urge end to Linn County supervisor auditor feud
In a letter to the editor residents urge the Linn County Board of Supervisors and Auditor Joel Miller to resolve ongoing disputes over staff transfers. The writer questions duties of the auditor facilities manager and assistant and proposes a public, skill based mock contest to settle the matter, naming Linda Langston as a fairness advocate.
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Linn County
Joel Miller
Garth Fagerbakke
Miller
Fagerbakke
Linda Langston
Speed cameras on I-380 lead to tickets for violators
The letter argues speeding on Cedar Rapids I-380 results in tickets, noting clear signs and a 12 mph over limit trigger. It urges drivers to obey laws and accept consequences, then shifts to a tribute about Garfield Elementary and its teachers, praising a century of education.
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Cedar Rapids
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Arthur
New Trouble in Black Communities Says Williams
Walter E Williams argues that modern black social problems stem from welfare state incentives and labor market changes not legacy slavery. He cites rising single parenthood, high youth unemployment, and low teen labor participation, urging on the job training over schools or families.
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New York City
Topsoil Rule Faces Revision Push at EPC Meeting
The Environmental Protection Commission weighs scrapping Iowa’s 4 inch topsoil rule as builders push for loosened standards. Critics warn of runoff and soil loss while proponents call it a bid form line item. Davenport and Cedar Rapids officials note local rules may stay or tighten.
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Mark Watkins
McAninch Corp
Des Moines
Branstad
Watkins
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Nancy Couser
Bob Sinclair
Department of Natural Resources
Joe Griffin
DNR
Brian Stineman
Natural Resources
Davenport
Stineman
Griffin
Cedar Rapids
Kasey Hutchinson
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