Hats Off Dress Code Change At City High Iowa City
City High in Iowa City bans hats bandannas and headgear during the school day enforcing a no hat rule to foster manners respect and safety. Principal Trudy Day says the rule aims to create a uniform positive environment with little student pushback aside from two calls from students unable to attend without hats.
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City High
Iowa City
Trudy Day
Robert Fulghum
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Bob Tesar
Tesar
Day
Phrase Choices Stir Debate on Grammar and Style
In a letter exchange Geneva Meers of Mount Vernon argues that the phrase “Give liberty to me or give death to me” is poor English and that “sent me” is preferable to newer “sent to me.” She cites Patrick Henry and asks how readers would handle several quotes. Mary Alice Ericson notes a typo in Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge and mocks spellcheckers.
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Geneva Meers
Mount Vernon
John Doe
Geneva
Patrick Henry
Mary Alice Ericson
Neal Smith
Mary Alice
Twain would have approved of Gore Lieberman river campaign
The piece weighs Mark Twain’s views on politics and reform as Gore and Lieberman travel the Mississippi to Hannibal. It links Twain’s ethics on voting rights education and equality to the Democrats platform while noting his support for progress and technology and his stance against anti-Semitism.
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Shelley Fisher
Mark Twain
Twain
al Gore
Joe Lieberman
Mississippi
Hannibal
Missouri
Nevada
California
New York
Connecticut
Gore
Lieberman
Hartford Courant
Charles Dudley Warner
Randall
P Photo
Tipper
Sen
Hadassah
Mississippi River
Bluestem a problem in Linn County local governance
In a reader letter Kevin Doucette accuses officials of creating Bluestem to enforce waste reduction, noting it has no elected officials yet wields power to incur debt and set dumping fees. The piece questions legality and impact on private waste ventures and urges elected leaders to restrain the body.
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Iowa
Linn County
Bluestem
Bluestem Board
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Doucette
Barry criticized Potter essay. readers defend Rowling
Sariah Holder of Marion writes from Cedar Rapids condemning Dave Barry’s August Gazette piece on Harry Potter book number 5. She urges Barry to quit writing and praises J K Rowling, arguing kids should read real books at home.
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Potter Books
Rowling
Dave Barry
Cedar Rapids
Squid
J.K. Rowling
Sariah Holder
Marion
Are Schools Really a Top Priority in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader argues that school funding has failed multiple referendums while a new baseball stadium passed, claiming families prioritize strong schools over stadium projects and urging voters to focus on education this December.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Stephanie Carnegie
Gazette letter submission guidelines from Cedar Rapids office
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words with the writer's full name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown appear in print. Editing may occur. Mail to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 email gazedit fyiowa com include full contact details.
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Cedar Rapids
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