Denture Dilemma in Linn County Leaves Grimm Toothless
Norman Grimm a 62 year old Toddville resident cannot afford dentures after extractions four years ago. He has been unemployed and ineligible for aid as funds are limited for non health related dental care. Local officials consider outreach but no funding source exists. Knakes pledge Christmas aid if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Marty
Orman Grimm
Norman Grimm
Toddville
Grimm
County Commission of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Administration
St. Luke’s Hospital
University of Iowa Dental Clinic
Linn County Health Services
Lois Rude
Rude
Dawson
Dixie Knake
Mount Vernon
Knake
Terry
Knakes
Stress management and our schoolchildren
University of Iowa professor Stewart Ehly reports that teaching stress management may be as important as reading and math. A three year study in eastern Iowa schools led to a teachers handbook and found relaxation-based programs effective for most students, improving concentration and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosch
Owa City
University of Iowa
Stewart Ehly
Ehly
Iowa
Remembering James Baldwin As A Great American Writer
Joan Williams profiles James Baldwin highlighting his role as a bold essayist who captured race, religion, violence, and life in America. It notes his truth telling, his focus on Black and white experiences, and his novels versus essays. It cites Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time as pivotal works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Williams
Washington Post
Harlem
United States
James Baldwin
Baldwin
America
New York
James Baldwin on Wright Ellison and the Harlem Ghetto
In a 1984 interview Baldwin recalls the early kinship with Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, praising their truth about Black life. He critiques social responses to violence, cites Harlem housing and schools such as Riverton, and notes his own struggle with racial judgment and self perception. Turn to page 2B: James Baldwin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard (Wright
Baldwin
Bright and Morning Star
Ellison
Wright
Harlem
Boys
West 134Th Street
West 131St
Fifth Avenue
Stuyvesant Town
Riverton
Este
James Baldwin
A decade of progress since Houston women’s plan
The National Plan of Action from the Houston conference marked ten years of legislative and social gains for women. Bella Abzug cites new laws, more women in office, and booming women’s centers and studies, while the survey notes growth in shelters, hotlines, and advocacy groups despite ongoing violence concerns.
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Kathleen Hendrix
Angeles Times
Houston
Carter
Congress
National Women’s Commission
Bella Abzug
New
York
Abzug
National Women’s Conference Committee
Ladyslipper
Boston
Susanna Downie
The
University of
Pittsburgh
Downie
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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Commission of Veteran Affairs
Mills Dawson
Commission
Ralph Ellison
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