Conservation and community letters discuss flood impacts and small business support
A reader urges state and federal action to fund flood prevention and compensate landowners, favors Conservation Trust funding, and suggests a public listing for small businesses. Other letters oppose Planned Parenthood and abortion rights, while a Marion Hy-Vee delivery act of kindness is recounted.
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Buchanan County Conservation Board
Conservation Trust Fund
Gazette
Phyllis Hoffman
Cedar Rapids
Planned Parenthood
Most Important Election Talk Fades In 2016 Debate
David Harsanyi argues that claims of elections being the most important of a lifetime are overstated. He notes repeated grand statements by politicians and media, then concludes 2016 may be among the least pivotal elections, given gridlock and enduring constitutional limits. He cites Obama’s two years of one party rule and Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 piece.
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Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
The
New York Times
Times
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
America
Carter
Walter Mondale
Ronald Reagan
Mondale
John Kerry
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Newt Gingrich
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Dade City
Fla
Clinton
Roger Angell
White House
Obama
Congress
Bloomberg Businessweek
Washington, D.C
Safe worksite wellness includes substance use prevention
Jeffrey Meyers of the Area Substance Abuse Council argues for worksite wellness as a path to productivity and lower costs. He emphasizes tobacco cessation, training for management, comprehensive policies, and offering treatment resources, with ASAC as a local support hub in Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa.
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Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa
Area Substance Abuse Council
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Inty Letters
Charlaine Meseke
Merchant
Marion Hy-Vee
Marion
Anamosa
Vel
Brian Duffy
Des Moines
David Harlany
David Harsanyi
the Federalist
Dharsanyi
Thefederalist
Jeffrey Meyers
ASAC
Meyers
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