Open records should apply to university and school foundations
The editorial argues that nonprofit foundations linked to public universities and K-12 districts function with public money and should fall under open records laws. It notes donor privacy concerns, cites a Supreme Court ruling on ISU, and urges legislative clarification to ensure transparency, accountability, and avoidance of secrecy in education funding.
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Iowa
State Board of Regents
John McCarroll
ISU
Iowa Supreme Court
Foundation
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids bow hunting rules criticized for laxity
Letter writers criticize Cedar Rapids bow hunting rules as lax and poorly enforced. They urge residents to report violations, note details, and contact the Deer Coalition, while noting safety concerns and lack of transparency. The piece contrasts stricter rules in Waterloo and Dubuque and questions governance.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Dubuque
The
Gazette
Deer Coalition
Laurie Crawford Stone
Gazette apology row over Marion editors insult claim
Letter to editor defends Marion officials against a cavalier charge and asserts the Marion Fire Department is a responsive paramedic level provider bound by HIPAA rules. The writer objects to labeling the department ancillary and notes its healthcare role and HIPAA obligations.
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HIPAA
Iowa
Alabama
Marion
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Marion Fire Department
Christmas music gripe sparks calls for perspective
From readers' letters a critic argues that complaints about holiday tunes seem trivial amid larger world issues. The writer asks listeners to simply change the station if Christmas music offends them.
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Kirkwood
Chandra Jordan
Cedar Rapids
Tax cuts hit programs for the poor
The Gazette argues that tax cuts worsen outcomes for low income families by cutting $54 billion over five years from aid programs including Food Stamps School Meals Medicaid student loans foster care and child support enforcement The deficit is blamed on four years of tax cuts and GOP efforts led by Rep Jim Nussle Iowa aim to trim spending
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Philip Swagel
American Enterprise Institute
Iowa
the Gazette
House
Jim Nussle
Iraqi vice president Adel Abdul-Mahdi seen as key to stabilizing Iraq
The profile portrays Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Shiite leader of SCIRI, as a potential bridge to Sunni inclusion and a successor to Saddam. It assesses his stance on forming a Sunni-Shiite-Kurd consensus, federalism fears, and a future U.S. withdrawal timeline linked to Iraqi sovereignty and stability.
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Amman
Jordan
Iraq
Washington
Adel Abdul-Mahdi
Mahdi
U.S
America
SCIRI
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution
Iran
Tehran
Saddam
Arab League
United States
Rumsfeld
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Scott Swenson
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