University partners add trash containers to Melrose Avenue
The University of Iowa city and Melrose Neighborhood Foundation join Extend the Dream Foundation and 7G Distributing to place 50 new trash containers on Melrose Avenue and Melrose Court. Hawkeye volunteers will monitor and empty bins, while fans are urged to dispose of waste properly.
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Arlier
Melrose Avenue
Iowa City
University of Iowa
University
City
Melrose Neighborhood Foundation
Extend the Dream Foundation
Cedar Rapids
7G Distributing
Melrose Court
Dreamworkers
Iowa
Captain Steve Soboroff Runs for City Council and Keeps Radio Post
Steve Soboroff owner of KCJJ AM 1630 in Iowa City seeks a City Council seat while continuing his morning show. He pledges to provide airtime for other candidates and to avoid using his on air slot to campaign, citing exemptions for news programs and aiming to avoid unfair advantage.
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Aptain
Steve
Iowa City
Steve Soboroff
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Soboroff
Gazette
Braley Harkin urge more federal investment despite debt
Gary Rees argues that Braley and Harkin push for increased spending while the cupboard is bare. He criticizes government subsidies for education and political opponents like the Tea Party, citing party disputes and comments by Maxine Waters and Leonard Pitts Jr. from The Gazette.
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Bruce Braley
Tom Harkin
Harkins
the Braleys
Congress
Democrat Party
Maxine Waters
the Gazette
Leonard Pitts Jr
Pitts
Gary Rees
Manchester
Taxpayer Call for Transparent Local Government Spending
Taxpayers urge clearer reporting of city county finances and pension allocations. They contend current check registers are archaic and hinder public scrutiny, calling for accessible tools to track how tax dollars fund pensions and vendor connections.
GOP philosophy vs practice in Kaul critique
Ann Arbor columnist Donald Kaul argues the GOP holds a conflicted philosophy and criticizes Republicans for actions during the Bush era and the Tea Party episode. He cites budget deficits, wars, and a debt ceiling clash as evidence of hypocrisy and misplaced priorities.
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Donald Kaul
Gazette and Register
Ann Arbor
George Bush
Texas
Media scares over sack lunches and unsafe temperatures
A columnist critiques coverage of a study claiming 9 of 10 preschooler lunches sit 39 to 140 degrees for over two hours. It questions risk exaggeration, notes only 1.6 percent of foods were properly cooled, and mocks the push for ice packs and cooler transport as overblown parenting tips.
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MSNBC
Earth
Mars
Boston Globe
The
Globe
Waterloos Marcellus Andrews death linked to anti gay taunts
A Waterloo man Marcellus Andrews died from head injuries after a confrontation on Con ger Street. Police say the fight was a normal scuffle between groups and not a hate crime though assailants used anti gay slurs during the attack. Andrews family says he was not gay and the piece calls for ending the use of the f word in public discourse.
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Waterloo
Andrews
Conger Street
Mercedes
Iowa
Marcellus Andrews
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