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Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Some want to silence Chris Jones
Description: The state of Iowa has been recognized as having the second-highest rate of cancer diagnosis in the country. Rather than try to figure out why, this Iowa Legislature is blocking funding for the sensors in place to measure water quality.This vital information is now in peril.Dr. Chris Jones, the man in charge of the monitoring project, decided to retire early rather than succumb to pressures meant to silence his blog housed on the University of Iowa servers. Iowa Writers’ Collaborative member Dr. Robert Leonard reported the story in hi...