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Loebsack, Archer Clash at Forum: Daily Iowan Reader, October 9
Also inside: UI implements camera policy, Residents push against traffic cameras, Lunchtime not meeting some Iowa City parents' standards.
Iowa congressional candidates clash over health care at Coralville forum
Seated just inches away from each other, the candidates for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District discussed a slew of issues during a candidate forum at the Coralville Public Library on Monday, but they especially clashed when it came to health-care issues.
The Johnson County Task Force on Aging and the League of Women voters of Johnson County cosponsored the forum. The candidates focused much of their energy on discussing health care in front of the roughly 200-person audience made up primarily of senior citizens.
“We need revenue as well as budget cuts, and it’s unrealistic to expect that cuts alone primarily in waste and abuse will solve the problem,” Pat Jensen, an Obama supporter and Iowa City resident, said after the forum.
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John Archer, the Republican candidate for the 2nd District, and incumbent Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, exchanged opinions about the new University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa River Landing clinic.
Archer said he believes the new clinic is an example of unnecessary spending. As a member of the Pleasant Valley School Board, he compared the clinic to a new elementary school built in the district.
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Lunchtime not meeting some Iowa City parents' standards
Some Iowa City Community School District parents say lunchtime is too short for students.
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UI officials implement surveillance camera policy
A new policy took effect this year in order to ensure the location and proper use of all current and future surveillance cameras on campus.
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Nine requests for proposals submitted for Gilbert and College Street intersection
The proposals will be discussed by the city council in the upcoming months.
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Citizens' opposition to red-light cameras now considered an initiative
Martha Hampel and Alexsey Gurtovoy are leading an initiative against the planned traffic cameras.
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The Box Score: Inside college football statistics, Week 7
Geno Smith, Jordan Lynch, and Notre Dame make appearances near the top of some national statistical categorie.
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Editorial: Obama better on women’s right to choose
With respect to each candidates’ attitudes toward Planned Parenthood, a non-profit organization that provides sexual health services like STI testing and contraception, Richards highlighted the stark contrast between the policies of Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney.
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