A majority of those who answered last week’s Question of the Week: “Do you think our campuses are safe?” believe that they are.
Of the 41 people responding, 23 — 56.10 percent — said “Yes,” while 18 — 43.90 percent — answered “No.”
The Question of the Week poll is not scientific and only reflects the opinions of those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The Question of the Week is just another way the Herald’s readers can voice their opinions about issues that affect them.
This week’s question deals with our state lawmakers as they wrap up the current legislative session.
The legislative session is due to end this weekend as lawmakers put the finishing touches on a $6 billion budget and complete work on pending bills.
This year is the first time in 42 years that the Democrats control both houses of the Legislature and have a Democratic governor. Locally, Democratic state Sen. Tom Rielly had a new Democratic colleague join him this year as state Rep. Eric Palmer won election to the House District 75 seat held by Republican Danny Carroll. Two Republicans — state Sen. Paul McKinley and state Rep. Richard Arnold — also represent parts of Mahaska County.
The Legislature has passed almost all of Democratic Gov. Chet Culver’s agenda items. The Legislature has passed items such as The Iowa Power Fund — a cornerstone of Culver’s agenda to promote alternative energy production. Lawmakers also passed a $250 million teacher pay package to raise Iowa teachers’ salaries to 25th in the nation. More controversially, the Legislature passed legislation to protect the civil rights of gays.
Are you satisfied with the performance of our state lawmakers? How would you rate their performance?
This week’s Question of the Week: Are you satisfied with your state lawmakers? Yes or No.
People can vote on The Herald’s Web site, oskaloosa.com, from Monday through noon on Friday. Then, votes will be tallied and published the following Monday.
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Herald Editor Duane Nollen
April 30, 2007
COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you satisfied with your state lawmakers?
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COLUMN: Goodbye Oskaloosa and thank you
By the time many of you read this column, my nearly two years with The Oskaloosa Herald will have ended.
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COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you tired of politics?
We just completed the 2007 session of the Iowa Legislature in which the new Democratic governor and Democratic majority in both houses passed most of their agenda items.
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COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you satisfied with your state lawmakers?
The Legislature has passed almost all of Democratic Gov. Chet Culver’s agenda items. The Legislature has passed items such as The Iowa Power Fund — a cornerstone of Culver’s agenda to promote alternative energy production.
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COLUMN: Legislative session the highest spending period in Iowa history
The 2007 legislative session is in its final hours as I write. While we have done some good things for Iowans, we have also done some things that I think we will find very troubling for Iowa’s future.
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COLUMN: Vennard College incident is shameful
As a Bible-believing, born-again, evangelical Christian, I look at the Vennard College incident and just shake my head.
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COLUMN: Due to storm debris, there’s no spring cleanup
Due to the massive branch pickup this spring from the ice storm in February, the City of Oskaloosa will not be conducting a spring cleanup this year.
- COLUMN: Question of the Week: Do you think our campuses are safe? Deranged student Cho Seung-Hui perpetrated the worst mass murder in American history Monday morning when he killed 32 people on the Virginia Tech University campus before killing himself.
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COLUMN: Legislative session a productive one
With just one week left this session, there is a lot going on at the Statehouse. My colleagues and I have done a lot of work so far, but have a lot of work to go in the next week.
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GUEST COLUMN: BPW celebrates Equal Pay Day
Every year in April, Business and Professional Women across America team up with the National Committee on Pay Equity for a national day of action promoting fair pay — Equal Pay Day.
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COLUMN: Education budget and access to high-quality preschool
We took several important steps to improve our local schools in this busy week in the Senate.
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