States should fund tobacco control efforts across Iowa
Pramod Dwivedi urges expansion of Iowa tobacco control funding in response to CDC study findings. He notes smoking causes 480,000 U.S. deaths yearly and Iowa bears over $1.28 billion in related health costs, with 19.5 percent of adults smoking. He calls for fully funded, CDC-level programs to reduce use, disease and costs.
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Linn County Public Health
Iowa
U.S
Iowa Department of Public Health Division of
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
American Lung Asso
Ciation
American Lung Association
Letters reflect on wild horses and political talk showdowns
The letter critiques BLM policies on wild horses and burros, cites a 1971 act, and accuses the agency of seeking to euthanize or remove horses. It also comments on a university football facility and contrasts Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, ending with a Cedar Rapids author.
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Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Trump
White House
United States of America
Sandra Eccles
Cedar Rapids
Keyboard Nazi turned killer confronts jury in Kansas City case
Mary Sanchez profiles Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. as a white supremacist who killed three, then represented himself in a Johnson County murder trial. The column notes Miller’s hate, the courtroom ordeal, and readers' similar bigoted reactions, urging reflection on the roots of hate.
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Frazier Glenn Miller Jr
Kansas City
Johnson County
Kan
Miller
Ethanol should be phased out as a staple in energy policy
Isaac Orr argues in favor of ending the corn ethanol mandate. He notes ethanol lowers energy content and increases fuel usage, raises corn prices, and burdens farmers. He calls for a transition to use ethanol as a supplement rather than a staple and urges Congress to phase out the mandate.
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