Eagle Scouts aid Indian Creek Center memorial and shelter plan advance
Eagle Scouts completed about 100 improvement projects at Indian Creek Nature Center and local Scouts from Troop 3 built an Eagle Scout memorial. Cedar Rapids and Linn County revived plans for a joint animal control shelter to share costs. Iowa City and Fairfield earned ICLEI honors for a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, with Iowa City set to cut energy use and emissions through city building plans.
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Abandoned dogs and bed bugs grip Iowa scenes
The piece links a pheasant decline in Iowa to a drop in hunting and more dumped bird dogs amid the recession. It notes bed bug sightings spreading beyond New York City into the Corridor area, blamed on travel and insecticide shifts, with health officials advising public action.
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Letters: campaign spending, policy views, and election voices
A collection of letters discusses heavy Republican fundraising versus Democrats, donor transparency, government overreach and healthcare reform, cap and trade effects on coal, and stimulus waste. Iowa voices urge voting against Loebsack, support Roxanne Conlin, and critique Alcohol 21 rules and Tea Party reforms.
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Shovel ready myth haunts Obama policy push
The piece critiques the Obama administration’s shovel ready jobs concept, noting Obama later acknowledged no such program existed. It cites rising taxes, stimulus spending, and road sign costs, arguing policy promises outpaced reality and unemployment remained high.
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World Food Prize laureates Beckmann and Luck spotlight end hunger work
Rev. David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International are named the 2010 World Food Prize laureates. The piece notes their grassroots anti hunger efforts, Beckmann's domestic poverty focus and Luck's global food access work, with pride in Iowa roots and the prize’s global scope.
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