Community backs nuclear power in Crystal River Appreciation Day
Letters praise Florida Power Co. and Crystal River nuclear plant after a CBS segment. Samuel McCracken argues Three Mile Island increases safety insights and that coal-fired plants once again emit more radiation. Nuclear expansion could save billions in energy costs over 20 years.
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Crystal River
Fla
Florida Power Co
Samuel McCracken
Boston University
Three Mile Island
NRC
McCracken
Time heals wounds of Three Mile Island town
Editor notes the Three Mile Island site has become a tourist draw. Businessmen praise the rebound as former residents gradually return. The piece frames the saga as not a fairy tale but a hopeful ending.
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Three Mile Island
It's the law supports laws on raw milk and health
A letter praising Secretary Lounsberry and Iowa Health Department for enforcing raw milk sale restrictions. The writer argues health protection outweighs convenience, condemns crowded general admission concerts, and notes past public health gains from polio vaccines. The note laments crowd chaos at Civic Center events and vows not to attend future GA events.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Lounsberry
Iowa Health Department
Civic Center
Doobie Brothers Concert Uplifts Five Seasons Center Crowd
On Saturday night August 18 the Doobie Brothers played at the Five Seasons Center. The show was so strong that attendees briefly forgot their troubles and enjoyed a memorable performance.
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Five Seasons Center
Editorial guidelines for Gazette letters to editor
The Gazette outlines reader letter rules for the opinions page. It notes admission at 6 30 p m for an 8 30 p m concert creates seating inequities on general admission. It requires real names addresses and signatures, allows edits, limits one letter per writer per 30 days, and forbids anonymous poetry.
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the Gazette
Loss of property by eminent domain demands fair return
The piece argues eminent domain should be used sparingly and fairly. It details the owner’s emotional and tangible losses, the limits of appraisal, and the need for full compensation beyond monetary damages. It urges public costs reflect true civic necessity and protect individual rights.
Herbert Hoover and the enduring American ideal
The West Branch address honors Herbert Hoover as a multifaceted public servant whose life mapped an American philosophy. It traces his frontier youth, global mining career, relief work in Europe, and later advocacy of American individualism balanced by opportunity through education and civic effort. The speaker argues Hoover’s vision continues to illuminate questions of opportunity, regulation, and the role of government in a free, dynamic society.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
America
Hoover
Australia
Europe
Suez Canal
India
United States
China
England
London
Burma
South Africa
Siberia
Commission For Relief
Belgium
American Relief Administration
Boys Club
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Linn County Bar Association
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American Bar Associations
American College of Probate Counsel
George H. Nash
Herbert
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