Comments for Iowa House of Representatives http://iowahouse.org Wed, 14 May 2008 00:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Member profile: Rep. Paul Bell by admin http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/20/member-profile-rep-paul-bell/#comment-715 admin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:37:39 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/20/member-profile-rep-paul-bell/#comment-715 We will pass your comment along to Rep. Bell. Thank you for your input! We will pass your comment along to Rep. Bell. Thank you for your input!

]]> Comment on House Update, March 20 by admin http://iowahouse.org/2008/03/19/house-update-march-20/#comment-714 admin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:37:03 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/03/19/house-update-march-20/#comment-714 We appreciate your comment! The smoking bill is now in conference committee and members are working on crafting the strongest legislation possible that will protect close to 99% of Iowa workers. There are a number of bars & restaurants across the state that have adopted "voluntary" bans and we believe it shows some real support for a statewide ban "in concept". Thank you for your input! We appreciate your comment! The smoking bill is now in conference committee and members are working on crafting the strongest legislation possible that will protect close to 99% of Iowa workers.

There are a number of bars & restaurants across the state that have adopted “voluntary” bans and we believe it shows some real support for a statewide ban “in concept”. Thank you for your input!

]]> Comment on House Update, March 20 by smokefreemom http://iowahouse.org/2008/03/19/house-update-march-20/#comment-673 smokefreemom Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:39:57 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/03/19/house-update-march-20/#comment-673 I cannot believe the House passed this!!!! Why bother having any smoking bans? The Senate plan is the plan to pass. You all are wasting time and money!! You might as well drop it. It would be nice to go to a smokefree restaurant and not have to worry about my children smelling that smoke. I applaud the RedLobster in Coralville! Thanks for being smoke free I cannot believe the House passed this!!!! Why bother having any smoking bans? The Senate plan is the plan to pass. You all are wasting time and money!! You might as well drop it. It would be nice to go to a smokefree restaurant and not have to worry about my children smelling that smoke. I applaud the RedLobster in Coralville! Thanks for being smoke free

]]> Comment on Member profile: Rep. Paul Bell by lperrenoud http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/20/member-profile-rep-paul-bell/#comment-655 lperrenoud Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:18:11 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/20/member-profile-rep-paul-bell/#comment-655 Mr. Bell, I'm Linda Perrenoud of Lambs Grove. I want to urge you to vote in favor of NOT allowing smoking in a casino. I work in the summer at Prairie Meadows. The smoke in there is terrible. Smokers are very rude by puffing their smoke in my face as they talk and dropping their ashes on my counter. The "no smoking " area is a joke. Smoke filters into this space as well as smoking patrons. I don't want to be victim of second hand smoke. If the smoker must smoke, then let the law say that they can do it outside near the track but not in a confined space as the building. Please vote to STOP SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES!!!! Mr. Bell, I’m Linda Perrenoud of Lambs Grove. I want to urge you to vote in favor of NOT allowing smoking in a casino. I work in the summer at Prairie Meadows. The smoke in there is terrible. Smokers are very rude by puffing their smoke in my face as they talk and dropping their ashes on my counter. The “no smoking ” area is a joke. Smoke filters into this space as well as smoking patrons. I don’t want to be victim of second hand smoke. If the smoker must smoke, then let the law say that they can do it outside near the track but not in a confined space as the building.

Please vote to STOP SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES!!!!

]]> Comment on Public Smoking Ban Clears House Committee by wildbill875 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-635 wildbill875 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:48:14 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-635 I to support the bill and hope that the new revised one form the senate passes the house quickly and the govener signs it fast. I to am a ex-smoker, and have found that there is very few places that i can take my family, or just my wife and I without having to deal with smoke. If they have a choice to smoke, why don't we have a choice to breathe. I appliad the bill I to support the bill and hope that the new revised one form the senate passes the house quickly and the govener signs it fast. I to am a ex-smoker, and have found that there is very few places that i can take my family, or just my wife and I without having to deal with smoke. If they have a choice to smoke, why don’t we have a choice to breathe. I appliad the bill

]]> Comment on Public Smoking Ban Clears House Committee by admin http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-630 admin Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:05:38 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-630 Thank you for your support. The bill is making its way through the Senate now. This bill was bipartisan and we appreciate the comment! Thank you for your support. The bill is making its way through the Senate now. This bill was bipartisan and we appreciate the comment!

]]> Comment on Public Smoking Ban Clears House Committee by cbike4br http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-568 cbike4br Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:42:54 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2008/02/05/public-smoking-ban-clears-house-committee/#comment-568 My wife and I are very happy that this bill is being considered and we hope it passes as it is and quickly. My wife has a lung disease called sarcoidosis. It makes her cough when she comes in contact with smoke fumes. Since this disease has been diagnosed we have found that many restaurants have smoking areas that don't have any way of keeping the smoke in that area. So, we end up not going to those restaurants. Also, we miss one of the biggest entertainment venues in Polk County and we can't go to it because it allows smokers to smoke (the casino). We also take the bus and find it difficult to wait on Walnut in the bus shelters for a Bus because so many smokers take over the shelters as their smoking lounge. We applaud the businesses that have gone smoke free on their own. Like the Waveland café. They changed to non-smoking and have not lost any business because of it. My wife and I are very happy that this bill is being considered and we hope it passes as it is and quickly.

My wife has a lung disease called sarcoidosis. It makes her cough when she comes in contact with smoke fumes. Since this disease has been diagnosed we have found that many restaurants have smoking areas that don’t have any way of keeping the smoke in that area. So, we end up not going to those restaurants. Also, we miss one of the biggest entertainment venues in Polk County and we can’t go to it because it allows smokers to smoke (the casino).

We also take the bus and find it difficult to wait on Walnut in the bus shelters for a Bus because so many smokers take over the shelters as their smoking lounge.

We applaud the businesses that have gone smoke free on their own. Like the Waveland café. They changed to non-smoking and have not lost any business because of it.

]]> Comment on Passenger Rail Service in Iowa by iowapeacechief http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/09/passenger-rail-service-in-iowa/#comment-556 iowapeacechief Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:14:31 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/09/passenger-rail-service-in-iowa/#comment-556 A light-rail network is where we need to go, but even 45-mph east-west passenger rail would be a good start. It should be priced affordably to attract riders and help us learn and relearn train habits. I'd like to see Davenport to Des Moines undertaken without further delay. A light-rail network is where we need to go, but even 45-mph east-west passenger rail would be a good start. It should be priced affordably to attract riders and help us learn and relearn train habits. I’d like to see Davenport to Des Moines undertaken without further delay.

]]> Comment on Fedler Announces Bid for House District 91 by hawkeyeguy21 http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/26/fedler-announces-bid-for-house-district-91/#comment-383 hawkeyeguy21 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:52:45 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/26/fedler-announces-bid-for-house-district-91/#comment-383 Hey Ron, Im looking out for you man. This is a letter I sent to the Mount Pleasant News today: Dear MP news This is an excerpt from your 12/24/07 article about David Heaton running for re election I'm not kidding, it reads: Heaton has been a strong voice for small businesses and an effective leader on health and human services issues. He is eager to continue his commitment to the people of House District 91. are you kidding me? Who on earth wrote this? You don't have to be a journalism graduate to know this is awful, lazy journalism. either number 1.) the writer is in the bag for Heaton - which I don't think he or she is. or 2.) the writer is simply lazy - It's almost as if he or she took words literally off of his press release, and cut and paste it onto a hard news piece. EXCUSE me. but I am a graduate of journalism and I know you are NEVER supposed to write sentences like "Heaton has been a strong voice for small businesses....." You are SUPPOSED to write, Heaton SAID he has been a strong voice..... give me a break you guys, your supposed to be professional If I see a massive oversight like this again - where whole articles are written this bad, Your going to catch hell with my phone call. Hey Ron, Im looking out for you man. This is a letter I sent to the Mount Pleasant News today:

Dear MP news

This is an excerpt from your 12/24/07 article about David Heaton running for re election

I’m not kidding, it reads:
Heaton has been a strong voice for small businesses and an effective leader on health and human services issues. He is eager to continue his commitment to the people of House District 91.

are you kidding me? Who on earth wrote this? You don’t have to be a journalism graduate to know this is awful, lazy journalism.

either number 1.) the writer is in the bag for Heaton - which I don’t think he or she is.

or 2.) the writer is simply lazy - It’s almost as if he or she took words literally off of his press release, and cut and paste it onto a hard news piece.

EXCUSE me. but I am a graduate of journalism and I know you are NEVER supposed to write sentences like “Heaton has been a strong voice for small businesses…..” You are SUPPOSED to write, Heaton SAID he has been a strong voice…..

give me a break you guys, your supposed to be professional

If I see a massive oversight like this again - where whole articles are written this bad, Your going to catch hell with my phone call.

]]> Comment on Passenger Rail Service in Iowa by admin http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/09/passenger-rail-service-in-iowa/#comment-27 admin Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:21:57 +0000 http://iowahouse.org/2007/11/09/passenger-rail-service-in-iowa/#comment-27 We appreciate the comments. House Democrats have proposed, and enacted, an incredibly aggressive energy agenda during 2007. The $100 Million "Iowa Power Fund" will help make Iowa the world leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Obviously, transportation will be a large part of the equation as we move forward. It's important that we work on ways we can improve access to efficient alternatives for middle class families as the price of gasoline continues to rise. Thank you for the suggestion! We appreciate the comments. House Democrats have proposed, and enacted, an incredibly aggressive energy agenda during 2007. The $100 Million “Iowa Power Fund” will help make Iowa the world leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Obviously, transportation will be a large part of the equation as we move forward. It’s important that we work on ways we can improve access to efficient alternatives for middle class families as the price of gasoline continues to rise. Thank you for the suggestion!

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