NEA backs anti-nuke coalition stoking education politics
The National Education Association helps form Citizens Against Nuclear War a 53-group coalition pushing to reexamine U.S. nuclear policy. Critics question teachers' role in political activism and the impact on classroom neutrality while acknowledging NEA’s influence in national politics.
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National Education Association
Teamsters
Citizens Against
U.S
NEA
Terry Herndon
Nea-Pacs
Rail officials curb Fourth Street crossings delays in Cedar Rapids
After safety talks with City officials and police, CRANDIC and Chicago and North Western lines agreed to delay or advance train switching for up to 30 minutes when Five Seasons Center events end. The change aims to reduce danger as crowds exit concerts and may earn community thanks.
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Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
Floyd Bergen
Ray Baker
Crandic
Chicago & North Western Lines
Five Seasons
White House clash over Barbara Honegger and sex bias policy
Barbara Honegger, a federal employee who quit her $37,000 job after blasting Reagan era sex discrimination policy, challenged Justice Department reviews she led. Officials labeled her position low level, sparking questions about women's rights commitment and pay for such a post.
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White House
Barbara Honegger
Reagan
Justice Department
Honegger
Munchkin
Holiday for King a Popular Idea, But Unwise
The piece argues against making Martin Luther King Jr birthday a federal holiday. It cites cost of holidays, limited precedent for honoring individuals, and the view that King, while influential, should not be elevated to a living politician or built into a national pantheon. It underscores political risk in Congress and urges restraint.
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Martin Luther King Jr
King
Martin Luther King
Supreme Court
Congress
District of Columbia
Jefferson
Madison
Lincoln
John Adams
John Marshall
Benjamin Franklin
FBI
Pennsylvania Avenue
J. Edgar Hoover
Aged syllabus stirs aporia in rhetoric notes
A columnist muses on rhetoric education at the University of Iowa and recalls childhood lessons. He names figures of speech such as aporia prosopopoeia and litotes, jokes about misusing terms, and laments the pomp of highflown terminology while affirming practical communication.
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University of Iowa
Lee
Elisabeth
Moliere
Monsieur Jourdain
Thoughtful Cedar Rapids readers invited to share views
Periodic observations from Eastern Iowans encouraged to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited and the views are theirs. Elisabeth Young, a San Francisco native who has lived in Cedar Rapids since 1948, is the author of a travel book titled Family Afoot.
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Elisabeth Young
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Letters complain about Cedar Rapids sewer billing method
A reader objects to a $27.80 sewer charge on a June July bill, arguing charges are based on water use though only two occupants watered lawn and garden during hot dry weather. The writer cites Cedar Rapids Pollution Control contact Mr George Milligan and asks others to respond to change the method.
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Water Department
George Milligan
Pollution Control
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Milligan
Kindness Shown After Fall Near Guaranty Bank
A Cedar Rapids resident thanks caring strangers after a sidewalk fall by Guaranty Bank on 42nd Street NE. Helpers offered aid, and a bank employee gave a ride home, prompting gratitude to all who assisted.
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Guaranty Bank of
42Nd Street NE
Cedar Rapids
Wrong on slack The caboose debate in Living Today Aug 25
The Aug 25 Living Today piece on cabooses weighed pros and cons from multiple views. A railroad official claimed a 100 car train has 400 feet of slack from locomotive to caboose, implying four feet of movement per coupling.
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Living Today
Association of American Railroads
Gratitude Note to Cedar Rapids Marion Pediatrician
A family thanks Dr Scott K Nau and nurse Debbie Moeller as they leave the Cedar Rapids Marion area. They credit Dr Nau with diagnosing Kawasaki disease in their 18 month old Susie, providing expert care and guidance, and helping her recover.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Scott K. Nau
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