Gazette Editorial Aims for Iowa Energy Bill Clarity
The Gazette weighs the national energy bill amid Iowa focus on ethanol expansion and renewed nuclear energy. It notes a stripped renewable energy standard and Coralville’s rain forest project, arguing two of three Iowa priorities survived while urging broader renewable integration for national energy security.
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Coralville Rain Forest
Iowa Child
the Gazette
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Chuck Grassley
Veterans and patriotism echo in reader letters
A Cedar Rapids reader praises veterans and the costs of freedom while honoring soldiers and their families. Iowa City writers condemn the Iraq war, urge impeachment, warn of global conflict, and echo apocalyptic fears about Russia and Armageddon.
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America
Paul S. Breitbach
Iowa City
Reflections on Law and Fairness in High Profile Cases
The piece argues the rule of law prevails amid flawed outcomes. It cites Robert Durst’s Galveston killing verdict, Roy Moore’s ouster over a Ten Commandments dispute, and Mepham High School hazing cases. It asserts law may free the guilty and punish the young, yet law must be obeyed or changed through democratic process.
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Texas
Robert Durst
New York
Galveston
Durst
Morris Black
Galveston Bay
Roy Moore
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Moore
Long Island
Mepham High
Dickens
Bumble
Pentagon
U.N
Oppose U.N. oversight of the Internet
The piece argues against United Nations control of Internet governance, citing U.S. ICANN leadership and a history of free-market internet development. It notes oppositions from Brazil, India, China, and others and cites a 2005 summit aim as a dangerous push for global regulation. It warns of bureaucratic overreach and suppression of information flows.
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U.N
Karl Marx
Merrill Lynch
Switzerland
Financial Times
United States
Brazil
India
China
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
ICANN
Internet
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