Don't let kids go hungry guest column urges action
A local educator shares stories of hunger affecting learning and urges protection of SNAP and EITC programs. She cites HACAP data on one in five elementary children facing nightly hunger and calls for community support, gardens, food pantries, and advocacy with Congress.
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Amanda Pieper
Hawkeye Area
Linn
Johnson and Jones
Chris Carman
Linn County
Child Development Center
Congress
House
Senate
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Dave Loebsack
Bruce Braley
EITC
CTC
HACAP
Hacap.org
eLearn
Linn County auditor defends investigation into software project
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller blasts a political angle in a report on the software project led by Joe Clarahan. He cites a Tucker review, notes a demo shown by Supervisor Ben Rogers, and argues Clarahan stabilized the system, while questioning board influence and pay details. Miller invites a public demo and previews posting to YouTube.
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Linn
Jerry Vander Sanden
Gazette
Steve Tucker
Joe Clarahan
Board of Supervisors
Tucker
Kelly Services
Clarahan
the Gazette
Miller
Ben Rogers
Rogers
Cassell
Kelly
Civil Service
Brent
Oleson
Recorder
Don Zeller
auditor@ linncounty.org
Wind power tax credit threatens Iowa jobs and industry
The Iowa wind sector faces 407 blade factory layoffs and Siemens Energy cuts totaling 615 U.S. workers after Congress failed to extend the federal wind energy tax credit. Critics blame political stalemate for market uncertainty while supporters cite job totals and potential losses if action remains stalled.
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Iowa
Congress
Siemens Energy Inc
U.S
Kansas
Florida
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Mitt Romney
the Gazette
Barack Obama
Terry Branstad
Gazette
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