Iowa Doctors Press For Short And Long Term Medicare Reform
Editorial argues Congress must adopt both short term and long term fixes to Medicare reimbursement rates to ensure fair payments for Iowa doctors. It notes the growth rate formula undercompensates and Iowa’s low relative payments hinder physician recruitment and rural healthcare, despite a $600 million 2003 reform boost.
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Congress
Iowa
Nussle criticized for cigarette tax views in Iowa letters
A collection of Iowa readers debate cigarette tax policy and related public issues. Supporters urge tax increases to fund cessation programs and reduce smoking, while critics question economic assumptions and potential state revenue use. Letters also laud leadership and warn against casino plans.
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Polk County Medical Society
Linn County Medical Society
Jim Nussle
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Nussle
Gary Streit
Cedar Rapids
Law, due process, and U S limits on anti terror policy
President urges Congress to override Hamdan v Rumsfeld threatening Supreme Court and Geneva Conventions standards. The speaker warns against abandoning law in wartime and calls for trials meeting U S and international law, insisting accountability for torture and abuse without granting legal protections.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Hamdan
United States
U.S
Public employees warned against Nussle by Culver backers
A reader argues against Nussle citing IPERS reliance for retirees and praises Culver as a former teacher with loyalty to public employees. The letter cites Nussle's stance on Social Security and budget proposals as risks to IPERS and the working class.
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Nussle
IPERS
Chet Culver
Culver
Republican Congress
Bush
Congress
Visiting Graves Brings Death Into Focus
A reflective piece recounts a father and uncle’s final visits to loved ones’ graves in Kansas and Missouri. The narrator describes aging, illness, and acceptance as they confront mortality at a family cemetery. A fall by the author’s father during a visit adds a poignant moment of shared posture toward death.
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Donald Robart
Donnie
New Mexico
Kansas
Kansas Prairie
Kansas City
Father
Kelley for House District 20 Endorsed by Doris Kelley
Doris Kelley backs Iowa House District 20 candidate Kelley. The Cedar Valley advocate represents southern Cedar Falls western Waterloo Hudson and Voorhies with a proven record of prioritizing issues negotiation skill business judgment integrity and problem solving after 28 years serving families.
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Cedar Falls Main Street
Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley United Way
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
University of Northern Iowa
Waterloo Municipal Telecommunications Utility Board
Kelley
Des Moines
Cedar Valley
Linda Corbin
Doris Kelley
Iowa
Waterloo
Hudson and
Voorhies
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