Energy saving on Iowa farm boosts profits and stewardship
Ann Franzenburg and her husband Eric run Pheasant Run Farm in Benton County. They detail energy efficient practices including subsoil radiant heat in greenhouses, a corn furnace, a window cooled cooler, and no-till conservation tillage. They argue energy conservation lowers costs and preserves soil and water for future generations.
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Ann Franzenburg
Pheasant Run Farm
Benton County
Thegazette
Readers propose two way traffic with bicycle lanes on Second Avenue SE
In a letter Sam Osborne and Judy Pfohl discuss traffic redesign for Cedar Rapids style bike tunnels, magnet schools in Iowa City, and critique of higher education leadership. They urge equitable funding, bond issues, and broader access while lamenting district resource shifts and student diversity effects.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City Community
Judy Pfohl
Iowa City
GOP Shows GOP Incompetence At Planned Parenthood Hearing
The Federalist columnist David Harsanyi argues the Republican members of the committee appeared unprepared and divided during Cecile Richards congressional testimony. He notes missteps, poor coordination, and focus on salary baits rather than substantive questions about Planned Parenthood and mammograms. Richards remains composed while Republicans struggle to present a coherent case.
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Cecile Richards
Congress
GOP
Richards
Jason Chaffett
Politico
Carolyn Maloney
Maloney
Jim Jordan
Ohio
Bruce Banner
Tim Walberg
Last Hurrah for Iowa First in 2016 Caucuses
Steffen Schmidt argues Iowa may lose its first-in-nation status in 2016 as critiques mount over its whiteness rurality and political scandals. He warns against replacing the Iowa New Hampshire sequence with regional mirrors and defends the phased process.
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OP Party
Iowa
Kent Sorensen
NPR
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Iowa State University
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