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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1988
Page
6
The Iowa State Education Association weighs a plan to collect representation fees from nonmembers to fund union negotiating efforts. The piece argues this would chip away at Iowa's right-to-work rule by creating a union shop effect without universal membership.
The piece argues against forcing non unionized public employees to pay representation fees and defends Iowa's right to work as a driver of industrial growth. It notes unions and employers balance, cites UAW and ISEA positions, and praises freedom of association while cautioning about open shop rhetoric.
Around 20 teenagers gathered at Cedar Rapids City Hall to protest the lack of skate spaces and urge policy change. In Iowa City the council intends to close a loophole banning wheeled devices in downtown plazas, balancing safety with recreation and urban vitality.
A teenager appeals for city action on a skate park amid police scrutiny of skating in public areas. Readers discuss a $25 million surplus and teacher pay, then debate Christian conduct, church festivals, and scriptural guidance, with letters from Earl Fazel and Richard J. Marshall urging personal integrity.
The author argues that convince and persuade are distinct and misused when a sentence suggests a delegation is trying to convince board members to change their minds. They cite Kilpatrick Cappon Bernstein and AP Stylebook to support that persuade governs action taken, not convince.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves. The column presents diverse opinions and reflections on local life.
A compact critique of euphemisms and obfuscation in public language. Examples include apartheid renamed cooperative existence, restrooms called guest relations facilities, involuntary conversion for crash profits, nosocomial infections, post conception planning, restructuring, and unplanned rapid ignition of solid fuel. Includes citation to Journal of Doublespeak and contact for NCTE.
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