Quit Year challenge guides Great American Smoke Out
Column urges commitment to quit smoking for the Great American Smoke Out. It outlines steps: pick a quit date, enlist support, track triggers, consult a doctor, and use Quitline Iowa for free cessation aids. Cautions on e cigarettes and emphasizes persistence and celebration of partial wins. Carl Wheeler of ASAC Prevention Services provides tips and encouragement.
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Quitline
Iowa
Towa
Fnally
Toacco
Letter writers urge stronger voting action and Cedar Lake protection
A reader in Iowa reflects on national voter turnout, argues for mandatory voting, and laments campaign spending. They recall Cedar Rapids childhoods, urge Cedar Lake flood protection and silt prevention, and imagine a revived lake with recreation and education facilities. The note honors wartime generations and cites local ties to Council Bluffs and Iowa City.
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Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Lake
Bob Kerrey
Omaha
Obama shifts to executive action and net neutrality debate
Jay Ambrose argues Obama abandons restraint in favor of an expansive executive order on deportations and seeks FCC regulation of the Internet. He criticizes climate pledges with China and warns that party clashes could worsen if Republicans push back.
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United States
Barack Obama
New York Times
Obama
the Times
Congress
Hillary Clinton
Federal Communications Commission
China
Wink
America
Garden for Ed Thornton prompts 2015 city garden push
Ed Thornton, who gardened on a vacant city lot after the 2013 flood, started a Change.org petition with 173 signatures to plant again in 2015 if the land isn’t developed for housing. City officials say housing viability tops uses, but Thornton says gardening builds neighborhoods.
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Ed Thornton
Change. Org
Thornton
Sixth Street
First Avenue West
Charlie
City Communications
Maria Johnson
Johnson
Matthew 25
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