Why rank Iowa schools draws Branstad debate
The Gazette editorial questions Gov. Branstad’s plan to rank 400 Iowa districts by educational quality using measures like absenteeism dropout rates and test scores The piece argues tests misused for comparing districts and cites concerns that rankings will mislead parents and distort education policy, calling the approach a puzzle.
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Terry Branstad
Department of
Iowa
Branstad
Iowa Department of Education
Education Department
H.D. Hoover
Iowa Basic Skills
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
U.S
Department of Education
Ortega Noriega seek more aid for Nicaraguan rebels
The Senate debates resuming U S military aid to the Contras as Ortega arrives in Panama for a three day goodwill tour. Noriega meets the Nicaraguan leader amid warnings of dictatorship and press repression.
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Nicaragua
Senate
U.S. Senate
Daniel Ortega
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Ortega
Noriega
Ortega and
Manuel Solis Palma
Days of shame at Dartmouth
The Dartmouth Review and its editors face a U.S. District Court case accusing Dartmouth College of racial discrimination and unequal discipline. The article links recent student protests to earlier incidents and questions the university’s handling of speech rights and race, criticizing President James O. Freedman.
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Washington
Daniel Webster
Webster
U.S. Supreme Court
Trustees of
Dartmouth College
Woodward
John Marshall
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Review
Cole
Supreme Court
College
South Africa
U.S. District Court
James O. Freedman
Universal Press Syndicate
Letter to the Editor Critiques Republican Smugness and Policy Inconsistencies
Jeff Klinzman of Iowa City criticizes Mike Deupree and Republican stance on taxes and spending. He argues Democrats face partisan blame while GOP leaders mirror tax policies and crime rhetoric. He cites Bush era spending and historic furlough programs, urging more truthful discussion.
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Mike Deupree
Mike
America
Sergeant York Flakpanzer
Dukakis
Massachusetts
Jim Thompson
Terry Branstad
California
Reagan
Voter Letter Critiques Dukakis and Reagan Economics
A reader argues Dukakis lacks economic expertise and questions past actions while urging immediate focus on education, manufacturing reinvention, environmental health, and health care costs. The writer favors Reagan’s past tax cuts but warns of future deficits and calls for spending reductions and defense to social shifts, ending with a pork-barrel critique. Cort Stapleton Iowa City addresses contributing factors to economic woes.
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Bush
Dukakis
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
Pentagon
LBJ
SDI
Congress
Rawlings urges graduates to share knowledge and care
University of Iowa president Hunter Rawlings III urged grads to continue self education in good and bad times and to use their degrees ethically by sharing knowledge and talent. He stressed that people judge by care as much as knowledge and urged giving back.
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Dartmouth
Cole
Pittsburgh
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings III
Dr. Rawlings
Polly Mefferd
Edgewood Rd
Iowa House District 51 Candidate Thanks Supporters
A candidate thanks the people of Iowa House District 51 for campaign support and notes family and friends contributed to the effort. The candidate wishes luck to the Democratic nominee Phil Brammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Phil Brammer
Wise Iowa readers credit education for liquor decline
Barbara Butterfield argues the drop in liquor sales is due to literacy and smarter choices, not drought or rehab costs. She praises Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Midwestern awareness, urging the Liquor Commission to recognize education and safety as causes.
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Iowa
Liquor Commission
Pledge misattribution in July guest column
Rev E L Stuempfig’s July 31 column argues against humanism and uses the pledge claim to claim foundational support. The writer notes the pledge appeared in 1892 and was adopted by Congress in 1942 with “under God” added in 1954, countering the column’s premise.
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E.L. Stuempfig
The
Gazette
Jimmy Swaggart
Jim Bakker
Francis Bellamy
Congress
God
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
Chai
Dave Morris
Ortega and Noriega
Freedman
By James J. Kilpatrick
the Review
Review
William Cole
Jeff Klinzman
Westwinds Dr
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Iowa City
Ves
Cort Stapleton
Myrtle Ave
Apt
Rawlings
Barbara Butterfield
Golden Ct
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