Cellphones and social addiction debate at Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids Washington High School junior Megan Anderson argues cellphones bring instant connection but create social addiction and distract from in person conversation. The piece cites studies on texting to avoid verbal communication and notes impacts on school work and public behavior.
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Lil Wayne
CTIA
Harris Interactive
Megan Anderson
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
United Campus Ministry
Megan Henson
University of Iowa
Iowa City
First Baptist Church
Iowa
Pro life unity urged across Dubuque church groups
Steven N. Brody, executive director of Dubuque County Right to Life, urges church leaders to unite in saving lives in the womb. He cites rifts among Lutheran and Presbyterian denominations and varying stances across faiths, calling for broader partnerships and a shared commitment to protecting unborn children.
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Dubuque County
Right To Life
Dubuque
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
ELCA
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church USA
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Europe
Assembly of God Church
Christ
Steven N. Brody
U.S
Zaya Daens Linn County Jail
Going to school and liberal viewpoints prompt reader reflection
A reader muses on attitudes toward schooling and liberalism from a column critique to a personal highway anecdote. The piece shifts to oppose a proposed minimum wage for workers with disabilities at sheltered workshops and urges contacting Congressman Loebsack to vote no.
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Linn County
Dave Loebsack
Congress
Longworth House
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
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