Giving season calls for help across Eastern Iowa
The Gazette argues for increased support as Iowa faces rising poverty 10 percent in 2000 climbing toward 13 and 17 percent for children, with SNAP cuts adding pressure. It notes $1 million state aid to Food Bank of Iowa in 2013 and urges renewed support, volunteering, and charity to aid Eastern Iowans year round.
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Amanda Pieper
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Letters From Cedar Rapids and Washington Bid for Change
Letters praise new candidates and criticize entrenched politicians while highlighting Cedar Rapids City Council hopeful Susie Weinacht and the 1105 Project in Johnson County. Donors and events totaling nearly 2,500 dollars aid renovations to shared space housing community services.
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Susie Weinacht
Weinacht
Laboration
Iowa City
Gerhild Krapf
Congregational United Church of
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Gilbert Ct
National Alliance On Mental Illness
Johnson County
Wild turkey myths debunked and habitat concerns raised
The Harrop column debunks four myths about wild turkeys, noting they were probably not in the first Thanksgiving menu and Franklin did not endorse a single national symbol. It highlights conservation funding, habitat decline, and sequestration effects on state wildlife programs, with experts warning against reversing the turkey’s return.
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Plymouth
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Plymouth Colony
Benjamin Franklin
Turkey
National Wild Turkey Federation
Audubon Magazine
North America
T. Edward Nickens
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Federation
Tom Hughes
Hughes
Pittman-Robertson
SNAP funding and hunger myths in a guest column
Leslee Sandberg argues SNAP is vital defense against hunger, citing its 96 percent accuracy and impact on poverty. She highlights proposed $39 billion cuts, refuting myths about waste and lazy recipients, and urges readers to contact Congress to protect benefits.
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America
House of Representatives
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Hart Research Associates
Moody’s
Mark Zandi
Mazon
USDA
Iowa
House
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