Bipartisan health care reform urged in editorial
The Gazette urges Grassley and Ernst to lead bipartisan health care reforms. It notes Sen. Alexander and Sen. Murray have begun compromise talks to stabilize markets and fix provisions, after Graham-Cassidy failed. It calls for keeping ACA components, lowering premiums, and broader collaboration to fix the law.
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Ernst
Congress
Towa
U.S. Senate
Lamar Alexander
R-Tenn
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Alexander
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Health and Human Services
Executive Branch
Sens
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Xavier graduate helps Cedar Rapids cheer as Keller throws Maddux
Mitchell Keller, 21, Xavier High School alumnus, pitched a 9 inning shutout on 90 pitches for the Altoona Curve in a Western Division playoff game. He retired all 27 Bowie Baysox batters, delivering a rare Maddux and making Cedar Rapids proud.
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Mitchell Keller
Xavier
Pittsburgh Pirates
Altoona Curve
Maddux
Greg Maddux
Keller
Baltimore Orioles
Bowie Baysox
Mitch Keller
Cedar Rapids
Health care proposal faces broad GOP opposition
U.S. Sens. Grassley and Ernst are urged to study groups opposing the Republican Obamacare repeal. Read lists include the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians, and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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U.S
Chuck Grass-ley
Joni Ernst
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecolo
American Osteopathic Association
American Psychiatric Association
National Council For Behavioral Health
American Hospital Association
Federation of American Hospitals
Children’s Hospital Association
Catholic Health Association of the United States
Association of American Medical Colleges
America’s Essential Hospitals
American Health Care Association
National Center For Assisted Living
America’s Health
Industry groups debate cross state medical platforms effects
A long list of health and patient advocacy groups questions how 50 state medical platforms will affect cross state travel and coverage. They seek clarity on paperwork forms impacts, retiree travel, rural Iowa facilities, and the Medicare doughnut hole phased out by the ACA.
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AARP
The
Arc
Consumers Union
Iowa
Not a Day Care a Walter Williams column on higher education
Walter E Williams reviews Dr. Everett Piper’s Not a Day Care arguing colleges coddle students with therapy aids and safe spaces while administrators undermine free speech and civility. He questions military leadership mirrors, cites UC Berkeley and Michigan examples, and warns of future judges shaped by campus culture.
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Everett Piper
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Piper
Plato
Aristotle
Voltaire
Kant
Tion
University of California-Berkeley
Scripps College
University of Michigan
Cannibalism theme dominates Iowa casino hearing in Cedar Rapids
At a Cedar Rapids public hearing the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission hears opponents fear cannibalization of existing casinos if a Cedar Rapids venue opens. Riverside Elite and Isle operators argue new competition would drain revenues and jobs, while Cedar Rapids officials weigh market saturation and future studies.
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Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Cedar Rapids
Ed Raber
Washington
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Raber
Washington County
Linn County
Commission
Cedar Crossing
U.S. Cellular Center
First Avene
Iowa
Dan Kehl
Kehl
Riverside
Elite Casino Resorts
Elite
Regent of Resorts
Todd Connelly
Isle Casino
Waterloo
Tim Hurley
Hurey
Ron Corbett
Corbett
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