SULLIVAN'S SALVOS
June 5, 2019
Sullivan’s Salvos 6/11/19
In this edition:
*Climate Change
*Pride Events
*Father’s Day
*Buy Local!
*Socialism?
*Medical Examiner Kudos!
*Adopt-A-Roadway
*Did You Know?
*Climate Change
All the rain we have been getting? The floods? The tornadoes? Yeah – that is climate change. And it is not going to get better. In fact, it is only going to get more extreme.
*Pride Events
JoinIowa City Pride, scores of eastern Iowa LGBTQ community groups and businesses, downtown Iowa City, and a diverse all-star cast of entertainers for the 49th Annual Iowa City Pride Fest and Parade 2019, coming June 15th! So many new things are happening this year, including parade floats and a new parade route, a new Family Fun Space, a Pride Fashion Show, and more! Check out a full day of entertainment from noon to 10 p.m., showcasing the full array of our LGBTQ community:
• Ariel Versacefrom RuPaul's Drag Race
• Isaac Burris, up-and-coming R&B vocalist based in Cedar Rapids
• Four-time OUTmusic Awardswinner Namoli Brennetfrom Arizona
• Everyday People Say What, a groove/soul combo led by Mary Reasonerand Adrienne L Woodard
• Nikki Lunden's Natural Habits, rockers extraordinaire
• the I.C. Kingsdrag king troupe
• Sasha Belleand a dozen other local drag personalities including Pride Royalty from many pageants throughout the year.
• Ariel Versacefrom RuPaul's Drag Race
• Isaac Burris, up-and-coming R&B vocalist based in Cedar Rapids
• Four-time OUTmusic Awardswinner Namoli Brennetfrom Arizona
• Everyday People Say What, a groove/soul combo led by Mary Reasonerand Adrienne L Woodard
• Nikki Lunden's Natural Habits, rockers extraordinaire
• the I.C. Kingsdrag king troupe
• Sasha Belleand a dozen other local drag personalities including Pride Royalty from many pageants throughout the year.
Email info@iowacitypride.org for more information!
Special note: 2019 is also the 50th anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots that inspired the Pride tradition worldwide. Watch for special recognitions of this anniversary!
Special note: 2019 is also the 50th anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots that inspired the Pride tradition worldwide. Watch for special recognitions of this anniversary!
*Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! I know both Mother’s and Father’s Day can be very difficult for some people. If that is you, you are in my thoughts. I know I miss my father every day, even though he has been gone 20 years.
*Buy Local!
Amazon paid zero property taxes in Johnson County. They probably collected close to zero sales taxes for the State of Iowa. And on almost $12 billion in profits, they paid ZERO in income taxes. Amazon not only does NOT support your local schools; they suck money from them! So yes - buy local!
*Socialism?
Democratic Presidential Candidates John Delaney and John Hickenlooper were recently booed for claiming that “Socialism is not the answer.” I think both men deserve to be booed. I think they should have been booed even more heartily!
There are two reasons that I feel the way I do. First, NO ONE is talking about Socialism! All Democrats are talking about is bringing common sense regulation to our system of capitalism. There is a huge difference between regulating a broken system and a complete overhaul of our economic system. And these two know better!
Secondly, using “Socialism” as a bogeyman? That is EXACTLY what will appear in every GOP commercial next year. For these two to parrot Donald Trump and falsely imply that their colleagues want socialism? Screw them!
We have a capitalist economy with lots of socialism sprinkled in. (Think fire stations.) We don’t need fear mongering; we need more and better regulation. SHAME on these two men!
*Medical Examiner Kudos!
The Johnson County Medical Examiner (JCME) Department has received full accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME).
Johnson County is only the second of 99 counties in the State of Iowa to earn NAME accreditation. The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner is also fully accredited by NAME. Of approximately 3,000 medicolegal death investigation systems nationwide, only 86 systems are NAME accredited.
“NAME accreditation is the professional pinnacle of a medical examiner’s office, and is rarely achieved. Our investigative and medical staff members demonstrate best practice every day for Johnson County,” said Marcus Nashelsky, M.D., Johnson County Medical Examiner.
The primary function of JCME is to determine a scientifically-based cause and manner of death for every death that falls within its jurisdiction. The department consists of a Medical Examiner and Deputy Medical Examiners, who must be licensed physicians. In Johnson County, the three medical examiners are board certified forensic pathologists and faculty members of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Additional department staff consist of a Medical Examiner Administrative Director, an Investigative Supervisor and Medical Examiner Investigators (MEIs). MEIs conduct death investigations by gathering scene information and evidence, collecting medical records, conducting interviews, collecting specimens and making preliminary determinations of cause and manner of death.
*Adopt-A-Roadway
Johnson County’s Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management program is seeking groups and individuals interested in volunteering to clean up county roadsides by participating in the Adopt-A-Roadway program.
Adopt-A-Roadway activities may take the form of litter pick-up, wildflower and native prairie plantings, preservation of existing native plant communities, landscaping or erosion control projects, the improvement of wildlife habitats and the control of invasive weeds or brush within the right of way. These activities are generally labor intensive and expensive to complete using paid staff, and are often considered a lower priority than pavement maintenance or public safety needs. Adopt-A-Roadway volunteers assist the County in providing the most effective management of roadside areas and resources.
Volunteers can adopt a specific section of a county road and are asked to make a two-year commitment to at least a one-mile stretch of road. Volunteers receive materials needed for litter cleanups, including signs, vests, bags and training information. Interested groups or individuals may contact Chris Henze, Johnson County Roadside Vegetation Manager, at chenze@co.johnson.ia.us, 319-356-6046.
Visit the Secondary Roads web page at www.johnson-county.com/roads and click on Roadside Vegetation Management for more information.
*DID YOU KNOW? It was not until 1972 – 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official – that the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States.
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---Rod
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