Education incentives: GAO backs private aid and vouchers
The GAO report praises private tuition aid programs like the I Have a Dream foundation for boosting college enrollment among disadvantaged students. It argues that monetary incentives, alongside support networks, can keep students in school and motivate better instruction, suggesting voucher plans could similarly improve teachers and administrators.
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Fe Vie
U.S. General Accounting Office
GAO
Eugene Lang
East Harlem
Lang
Labor Leaders Avoid Taking Sides on Abortion
The AFL-CIO executive council declines to back any abortion position. The group cites diverse membership and warns that harmony would suffer if the union split over the issue. It urges members to focus on public policy with feasible solutions.
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Afl-Cio
Free Speech and State Power in United States History
The piece surveys First Amendment protections from Mary Beth Tinker’s armband case to the Red Scare and IWW suppression. It contrasts Brandeis and Madison on state versus federal reach, arguing against states’ limits on liberty and defending 14th Amendment protections against local oppression.
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Mary Beth Tinker
Des Moines
Vietnam
Supreme Court
Tinker
Des Moines Independent School District
United States
Zechariah Chafee
Red Cross
YMCA
Minnesota
Waterbury
Conn
Lenin
Davis
Louis Brandeis
Brandies
James Madison
Congress
Goldberg
Earth First As Catalyst For Environmental Change
The essay argues Earth First plays a necessary role in driving environmental issues, acknowledging tactics like tree spiking while noting their attention-grabbing impact. It links fringe activism to broader shifts in public policy and compares radical groups to historical movements that sparked gradual societal change.
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Earth First
California
Boston
Letter to the Gazette on leftist self-worship
A reader criticizes the Gazette for giving space to non-religious left-wing letters Bernie to Donald Kaul’s depart, urging the paper to drop humanist content and print fewer, similar opinions.
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Gazette
Donald Kaul
The
Letter to the Editor on abortion and societal values
A reader argues abortion cheapens life and fuels hypocrisy among men and lawmakers. She compares legal protections for eagles to unborn children, urges renewed founding principles, and offers steps like abstinence education and tighter hospital abortion reporting. Jo Heying West Union.
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Jo Heying West Union
Usher's Ferry Summer Shows Draw Crowd At Desperado Days
Visitors enjoyed a series of events at Usher's Ferry from the Small Engine Show to Desperado Days on July 29. Costumed participants, dulcimer players, and staged roles delighted families and encouraged anticipation for future performances.
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Usher’s Ferry
Usher's Ferry
Letter to the Gazette criticizes RAGBRAI coverage
Neal L. McGuffin of 212 16th Ave. SW complains the Gazette underreports the positive aspects of RAGBRAI, focusing instead on beer, injuries, and sensational details while neglecting the event's national acclaim and community spirit. He contrasts it with better coverage from the Register.
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Ragbrai
Gazette
Register
Neal L. McGuffin
16Th Ave
New Kids on the Block Fans Respond to Criticism
A NKOTB following defends the band amid fan debate. Readers debate criticism and praise, urging tolerance for differing tastes and suggesting fans can simply avoid disliked acts.
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IWW
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Jeff Klinzman
Iowa City
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