Foolish budget ideas abound in Iowa AEAs debate
The Gazette questions a House Republican plan to divert 80 percent of area education agency funding to school districts for purchasing services. Proponents claim potential savings, but critics warn of equity loss and service duplication, arguing AEAs provide efficient, unified support and should not be dismantled. The editorial urges caution as the legislative session ends.
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Aeas
Bill Dix
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Education
Ted Stilwill
Public Strategies Group
Babak Armajani
Iowa Board of Education
Public Policy Group
Stilwill
War protests clash with patriotism fuelled by Iraq conflict
Erwin Clinton claims opponents of the U S war against Iraq undermine democracy by criticizing the president and military. He accuses protesters of unpatriotic behavior and vows continued support for the troops and national leadership despite broad international dissent.
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Iraq
Bill Clinton
Europe
Fighting Force Confronts Treachery and Deception in War
The piece argues armed conflict breeds ambushes and deceit. surrender is followed by killing. It laments unprepared younger soldiers for treachery, stresses need to adapt quickly, rejects brutality, and vows to fight for what is right within moral bounds.
Manifest Destiny and Global War in American History
A London School of Economics professor argues in the Financial Times that U.S. policy reflects a long history of total war and a belief in manifest destiny. He notes America’s record from the Civil War to 9/11 and predicts a global civil war against militant Islam, with George W. Bush pursuing regime change.
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London School of Economics
MacGregor Knox
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
Iraq
Mexico
North America
Knox
Pearl Harbor
U.S
George W. Bush
International Department
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
Cuban critics jailed as war coverage masks Cuba rights crackdown
Marcelo Lopez Banabre writes from Havana that while many Cubans support the Iraq war to topple Saddam Hussein, international focus on Baghdad has allowed Cuba to detain and prosecute human rights activists. He notes 75 defenders detained under Law 88, with families fearing escalation before his own arrest.
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Cuba
Iraq
U.S
Saddam
Fidel Castro
Havana
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