Editorial Warns TV Overload Dims Generations
The piece argues excessive television shapes children and their brains, urging parents to limit viewing amid rising channel choices. It notes Surgeon General warnings and a trend toward sedentary lifestyles with three hours daily viewing, predicting future generations remain hooked on home entertainment.
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Surgeon General
David Satcher
Public Television
Nickelodeon
U.S
President’s Council On Physical Fitness
Cell phones at church stir cautious clergy in Iowa
A Religion page piece notes Eastern Iowa pastors differ in reaction to cell phones used during services. Clergy urge turning off rings or leaving devices in cars, citing possible embarrassment and safety concerns after church and at venues.
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the Gazette
Sue Davis Smith
Iowa
Protesters in Quebec Speak For Those With No Voice
Jonathan Dresner of Cedar Rapids argues that government must regulate trade and curb corporate profit. He contends NAFTA and FTAA push one sided policy favoring investors over workers and communities. He criticizes riots and police response while urging real debate for ecological and social stability.
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Quebec City
NAFTA
FTAA
Jonathan Dresner
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Seeks Public Letters With Signature and Contact
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters and guest columns addressing public matters. Writers must include full name signature, address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. Columns may be edited, not returned, and may exceed 300 words.
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the Gazette
The Best Provider of Security Is You
Clark Oster argues against rising federal spending and centralized planning. He contrasts collectivists and capitalists, warns of tax burdens, and urges teaching personal economics to children to foster security through individual enterprise and compound interest.
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Clark Oster
Swisher
Fiber Optics Install Fails Neighborhood Test
Resident recounts heavy equipment damage from a telecoms fiber optics project. Sidewalks broken massive ruts created yard-wide, trees and woodpile damaged, a worker urinated on a wood pile, a backhoe struck a tree, and clash over plan and easement delayed restoration. Complaints question company capability and request improved people skills.
Council urged to act on smoking ban in restaurants
Citizen and cancer survivor Lowell A. Rutz reports to the Cedar Rapids editor about urging Ames momentum on restaurant smoking bans. He notes prior letters to safety officials and legislators received no replies and appeals for community letters to pressure the council.
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Gazette
Ames
Des Moines
How unkind to stack and store the elderly
John Sachs argues that aging Americans face isolation and dependency in nursing homes, urging readers to adopt elderly relatives. He warns that money and institutions replace family care, calls for humane aging, and notes the value of elders’ wisdom and presence.
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