Global goals and climate action aim for 2030 outcomes
Guest column notes the UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 and 169 targets to end poverty hunger and inequity by 2030. It links progress since 2000 to climate stability noting Iowa impacts and the Paris Climate Conference December 30 event with broad participation. Lyons urges swift action to curb climate risks and support sustainable cities and livelihoods.
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Earth
U.N. General Assembly
United States
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Sustainabledevelopment
Iowa
U.N
Paris
Citizens urge denial of Bakken pipeline in Iowa
Marian Arens of Cedar Rapids argues against routing Bakken crude through Iowa citing environmental risks from underground pipes and urging a shift to wind and solar power, noting Iowa's leading wind production and asking state representatives to deny the project.
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Bakken
Iowa
Marian Arens
Cedar Rapids
Royals spring training win echoed World Series glory
In Peoria Arizona the Royals beat the Mariners 3 1 with Christian Colon driving in Jarrod Dyson on a double off Felix Hernandez. The game recalled the Royals 2015 title run and showcased a roster hungry for another world championship.
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Felix Hernandez
Christian Colon
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Jarrod Dyson
Mike Moustakas
Lorenzo Cain
Kansas City Royals
Money can’t fix the black education disaster says Williams
Walter E. Williams argues U S educational progress is dire with 34 percent of eighth graders proficient in reading and 33 percent in math. He notes black students show severe gaps from 1899 to 2018 and cites Dunbar and Douglass high schools as examples of past success without more money.
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Thomas Sowell
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Frederick Douglass High School
Douglass High
Yesteryear
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Frederick Douglass High
Corbett's Engage Iowa proposes penny tax for tax reform and water cleanup
Ron Corbett's Engage Iowa think tank unveils a plan tying a one cent state sales tax to revenue for reducing fertilizer runoff and a natural resources trust fund. It would cut the income tax, eliminate many deductions above $10,000, and rely on a $40 million private match plus a $216 million revenue offset.
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Iowa
Corbett
Lowa
Cedar Rapids
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
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