Editorial urges avoiding stereotyping after Oklahoma City bombing
The piece cites President Clinton calling the killers evil cowards and argues terrorism is not Islam. It stresses not judging Islam by acts of extremists, notes mislabeling by authorities, and urges Americans to view perpetrators as evil without linking them to a faith or ethnicity. It condemns prejudice and calls for tempered responses.
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Clinton
Federal
Oklahoma City
Middle East
United States
Yvonne Y. Haddad
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
el Paso Times
Texas
Grady Wasrington
Bill Clinton
Oklahoma
Frank Keating
White House
Janet Reno
Reno
CNN
Baghdad
Beirut
Hanoi
Belfast
London
Wall Street
World Trade Center
New York City
Will Rogers
Middle of America
Keating
U.S
FBI
Brian Jenkins
Washington
Imperial City
Lebanon
Capitol
Parking plan pits church against neighborhood in Wellington Heights
St Pauls United Methodist Church seeks to move two Second Avenue houses to create a parking lot while the Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association resists loss of housing. The debate centers on traffic routes Bever Avenue to 14th Street and Second Avenue, with calls to extend 14th Street and consider trading properties west of the church for parking.
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14Th Street
Third Avenue
Bever Avenue
Second Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
Bever
15Th Street
Church
Wellington Heights
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Believing in Miracles and the Easter Debate
Readers respond to a Gazette Easter page with praise for miracles and sharp criticism of Betty McCollister. D E DeBarkarte and Vernon Sandersfeld urge faith in Jesus Christ and forgiveness of sins, citing Hebrews 11 1 and Easter salvation.
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Betty McCollister
McCollister
Jesus Christ
Vernon Sandersfeld
Reader letters question Branstad pay raise
David Brunius of Cedar Rapids argues for lowering Gov. Branstad's salary to align with other governors on population served per dollar. James Scheib of Iowa City asks how Iowa teacher salaries and governor pay would rank nationally if set to match Iowa’s education standing.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Language shifts in reporting blur word meanings
A business writer cites megabyte as 1 000 000 bytes and urges precision with healthful versus healthy. Critics warn that erosion of word meanings comes from editors and reporters using catchier forms and longer phrases.
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Associated Press
Dick Ridenour
Parade
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Knight-Ridder News
Alfred Murrah Federal Building
the Gazette
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Gavins
the Proffitts
Earths
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Cedar Rapids
David Brunius
James Scheib
Iowa City
Carl Kane
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