Minute of silence row amid Georgia class disruption
Georgia teachers clash with a state mandated minute of silence at South Gwinnett High School. American Government instructor Brian Bown was suspended after lecturing on the Protestant Reformation and challenging the measure. The piece argues for silent prayer options and a balanced approach to religion in public schools.
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South Gwinnett High School
Brian Bown
Bown
Knoxville
Tenn
Smokey Bear links threaten Espy job in cartoons
The Smokey Bear birthday angle shadows Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy. He accepted four Super Bowl tickets billed to the government and undervalued the gift on disclosure forms, risking ridicule and political trouble alongside his government service.
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Mike Espy
Smokey Bear
Espy
Atlanta
U.S. Forest Service
Smokey
Agriculture Secretary
Democrats cry foul over Fiske rejection and Starr
Republican Rep. Robert K. Dornan argues that the three judge panel acted properly in rejecting Robert Fiske as independent counsel for Whitewater. Dornan says Starr is independent and warns critics against politicizing the process, asserting the move preserves independence and public confidence.
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Clinton
Robert Fiske
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Bush
Justice Department
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fiske
Whitewater
Janet Reno
David Sentelle
Special Panel
GOP
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
Bernard Nussbaum
White House
International Paper Co
Whitewater Development Company
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
House
Senate
Congress
Reno
Executive Branch
Gays and society draw mixed letters on choice and compassion
Letters echo opposing views on sexual orientation and choice. One writer argues behavior matters, not orientation, urging compassion amid AIDS facts and public misunderstanding. A second reader thanks the editorial on Jesse Helms and mocks Streisand fans, ending with a provocative sign-off.
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United States
Parents reaffirm vaccine value in modern era
Mary M. Miller of Cedar Rapids argues in favor of childhood vaccines citing polio rubella and past epidemics to urge parents not to skip immunization. She recalls summers before the Salk vaccine and the fear of crippled children and outbreaks.
Debate on creation and evolution in schools urged
Carl Kintzel of Cedar Rapids argues Supreme Court rulings make public school debate on creation versus evolution untenable. He says evolution claims fossil evidence of species change by adaptation and mate selection, but questions how life first began and how first generation produced a new generation.
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Supreme Court
Carl Kintzel
Cedar Rapids
Cause for grief on killings of the unborn and born
Allen Bond of Marion argues that society grieves for a nine year old girl killed yet ignores the killing of unborn children by doctors who profit. He laments the value system that treats birth and death cases differently and urges reflection.
Branstad Backed as Best Choice in Iowa Election
Gary Wells of Cedar Rapids urges voters to support Gov. Terry Branstad over opponent Campbell criticizing her record. He cites budget surplus and experience, while noting Branstad offered condolences to a family after a southeastern Iowa kidnapping and murder.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Lowa
Campbell
Gazette
Voters
Gazette invites letters and guest columns
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include the writer's full name signature full street address and daytime phone number not published. Limit 300 words per letter with one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Gazette Net
Fiona
Third party voices urged in Iowa elections debate
A letter argues Gazette should include third party and independent candidates alongside Republicans and Democrats. Writer, a Natural Law Party attorney general candidate, urges broader political coverage, highlighting Veronica Butler and other nonmajor figures.
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Connecticut
Alaska
Lee Miringoff
Marist College
The
Journal
New York
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
New Hampshire
Veronica Butler
Natural Law Party
Iowa
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