Editorials Warn on Ninth Grade Drops With School Shifts
The Cedar Rapids debate over moving ninth graders to high school prompts scrutiny of rising ninth grade dropout rates in Waterloo Des Moines and statewide. Editors urge thorough, broad analysis to determine local impact and avoid premature judgments while addressing underlying student pressures and support needs.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Public Instruction
Waterloo
Des Moines
Call for action after rabbitry cruelty case in Johnson County
An Iowa City rabbitry case reveals gaps in Johnson County’s animal control setup. With no county department or formal interagency agreement, complaints are shuffled between the Sheriff’s Office and city departments. Expanding Iowa City control or contracting services could fix delays, improve response, and prevent future losses of rabbits and welfare failures.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Linn County
Linn County Humane Society
Iowa City City
Sheriff's Department
Deeds Not Words Restore Serious Diplomacy
The U.S. calls for restrained talks with the Soviet Union, warning against grandstanding and open diplomacy that broadcast plans to the world. It argues for discreet, careful negotiations, with focus on real future agreements rather than dramatic announcements. The piece laments public posturing and urges sincere dialogue between Washington and Moscow.
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America
Nicaragua
U.S
Moscow
State Department
Shultz
New York Times
Reading as a Lifeline in a Time-Scarce World
The piece argues that reading is essential to personal and cultural growth but time pressures hinder access. It contrasts traditional books with audio tapes as a solution, noting how busy lives push readers toward listening rather than reading and how distractions threaten literary engagement.
Reading as Work and Play A Future Claim
Gloria Kottick argues for books overload in daily life and workplaces. She suggests a book oriented break to boost thinking and morale, claiming long term civilization benefits and a need to extend reading time amid modern fatigue.
Public Law 94 142 and IEP Rights for Handicapped Children
Craig and Kathy Harwood warn that funding cuts in Iowa may reduce special education under the IEP. The letter recalls that every handicapped child must have an annual rewritten IEP and parental access to services. It urges protecting these rights and the child’s education despite budget pressures.
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Iowa
Grant Wood Aea
Craig
Kathy Harwood
Sixth Ave
Eye Care Helpline Aims to Help Elders in Iowa
The National Eye Care Project launched the Helpline on March 31 1986 in Iowa to inform residents 65 and older that affordable medical eye care is available. The toll free number 1 800 222 EYES provides information and services to needy seniors without a local physician and with a medical eye problem. Sponsored by the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology. Ames Iowa. Dean M Harms M D president Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology.
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National Eye Care Project
Iowa
U.S
Foundation of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The
Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
Dean M. Harms
Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology Ames
Why the phrase all that has become so common
A reader questions the overuse of all that in modern prose and cites examples. He argues it signals linguistic sloth and clouded inexactness, reflecting a trend toward casual shorthand that diminishes clarity and may fade over time.
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E.B. White
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