Dear McDonald's cage-free eggs rethink column
Ken Klippen president of the National Association of Egg Farmers urges McDonald’s to reconsider its cage-free transition citing studies on chicken stress and higher contamination risk in cage-free systems. He argues the policy harms farmers and questions humane quality claims.
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National Review
Letters on tax statements and higher education views
A reader laments Linn County tax statements missed again and urges timely delivery. Harold McCormick of Cedar Rapids questions the higher education model, arguing the customer approach may lower standards and unevenly favor financially rewarding majors over arts and humanities.
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Linn County
Harold McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Ferguson effect debate in crime rate surge analysis
Mary Sanchez challenges the Ferguson effect theory linking police scrutiny to rising city murders. She cites Milwaukee St Louis Baltimore and Washington homicide spikes with varying percentages and notes data gaps. She argues for hyperlocal analysis and cautions against drawing broad causal conclusions while calling for accountable policing.
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Heather MacDonald
Manhattan Institute
Richard Rosenfeld
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Think Tank
Rosenfeld
Sentencing Project
Verybody
New York City
Renew law for healthy school meals
Barbara Chadwick urges Congress to reauthorize federal child nutrition programs and build on the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act updates. She notes rising childhood obesity, Iowa data from 2011, and the role of school meals in improving health and academics with needed resources for underperforming schools.
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