Leach Sees Whitewater Lessons While D Amato Shifts Focus
Editorial argues Leach and D Amato should move past Whitewater probes. It credits Leach with orderly hearings and convictions, notes bipartisan criticism, and urges vigilance over public trust while urging attention to other national issues.
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Owa
Jim Leach
House Banking _Committee
United States
New York
D’amato
Senate Banking Committee
Clinton
Leach
House
Congress
Whitewater
Laugh Your Way to Better Health
The piece argues that laughter boosts the immune system and releases neurochemicals that improve mood and health. It cites research and recalls a Gazette feature noting laughter as a valuable health aid, suggesting adults should laugh more rather than less as they mature.
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Gazette
Traffic bypass or business tunnel debate on Highway 100
Reader argues the new Highway 100 bypass should not become a corridor for development. They urge clear access plans for businesses and residences and consider assessments to fund road costs, recalling past disputes during Edgewood Road improvements.
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Highway 100
Collins Road
F Avenue
First Avenue
Lindale Mall
Edgewood Road
NEA under fire as education lobby raises criticism
Glenn Chatfield faces critique from a handful of teachers and a professional lobbyist who argue the NEA shapes policy from textbooks to dues. Editor W A Johnson calls the NEA a powerful political force steering schools toward socialism and control.
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Glenn Chatfield
NEA
ISEA
Iowa
W.A. John Johnson
Daily News
National Education Association
Honest school funds spark debate in Cedar Rapids
Rosanne Freeburg presents a critique of Cedar Rapids Community Schools budgeting citing transport salaries of 1 704 074 98 and day care payroll totaling 1 752 535 95 plus ESC building wages at 5 650 860. She questions pre school allocations and suggests converting facilities to K 8 classrooms with shared music and parent involvement to boost learning outcomes.
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Cedar Rapids
ESC
Taylor
Ers
Polk
Painless trapping urged after otter incident in Iowa
Jeanne F. Reeder of Iowa City argues in the Gazette that trapping causes needless suffering and calls for the use of painless traps. She cites an otter entangled in a trap, its release, and the broader pain animals endure from metal traps.
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Iowa
Jeanne F. Reeder
Iowa City
Gazette Letter Guidelines And Contact Details
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include the writer’s full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published. No anonymous letters. limit 300 words. editors may shorten. Mailing address and contact options are provided for submissions.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Sensitivity to Yuletide Scents in Holiday Hosting
In a 1996 Wishbook letter Jean Iverson of Decorah urges hosts to limit fragrances. The note references Lee Littlewood’s decor article suggesting scented candles and potpourri as festive aids but warns allergy sufferers need unscented options and minimal fragrances.
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Lee Littlewood
Jean Iverson
Decorah
Labor unions are still vital in a changed economy
Beverly Goldberg argues unions remain essential as manufacturing shrinks and services rise, citing podiatrists forming a union and the UAW Ford agreement as signs of adaptation. She warns past abuses linger but highlights gains in safety, benefits, and training, urging new union models that support workers through retraining, unemployment, and political advocacy.
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Beverly Goldberg
New York
Mark Twain
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
John Sweeney
Afl-Cio
Congress
Boston
Edward A. Filene
Twentieth Century Fund
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