Regulators, Reform Urged Over Commodity Brokers and NFA
Doug L Bell urges farmers to question self regulated brokers and the NFA after Peregrine Financial and MF Global losses. He notes the NFA profits, CEO pay, and tax exemption while calling for accountability and public protection of farm funds.
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Armers
National Futures Association
Delaware Corporation
Iowa
NFA
Nfa.futures
Dan Roth
PFG Best
Commodity Futures Trade Commission
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Bruce Braley
Farm Bureau
Debates on WWII bombs and water fracking spark letters
Readers discuss the justification for dropping atomic bombs on Japan and the high civilian toll in World War II. They urge action against aggression and note humanitarian aid, while another writer questions fracking's value and the regulation of water use, citing corporate safety.
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Japan
U.S
Australia
Netherlands
Philippines
France
Nanking
China
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Burma
Guam
Saipan
Adam Zieser
Penn
Letters on environment taxes and community services in Cedar Rapids
Readers discuss insurance limits on gas water damage and drilling, critique environmental alarmism, praise Milestones adult day services, praise John Prine’s Cedar Rapids show, endorse non smoking casinos, and oppose a Cedar Rapids school tax levy special election.
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Sylvania
EPA
Wagenfield
Dean E. Owens Palo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Maggie Dinnell
Edgewood Road
Mercy Wellness Events Highlight October Programs
Mercy and Alliant Energy team up for Breast Cancer awareness with a Pink Night light event at Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. Free pink accessories, light refreshments, and October focus on early detection. Event details vary by date and location across Mercy facilities.
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Mercy and
Alliant Energy
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National Kidney Foundation
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