Oppose roadside signs for litter cleanup in Iowa
Marilyn Stone of the Cedar-Wapsie Group Sierra Club urges curtailing large roadside signs to recognize litter control efforts. She favors minimal signage, local volunteer recognition on existing posts, and public notices via newspapers radio and TV to protect Iowa prairie roadsides and landscapes.
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Plan to reduce crisis pregnancy outlined by Anna Quindlen
A New York Times columnist presents a five step framework including early sex education, free contraception and abortion access, confidential treatment for infections, and adoption framing, with federal day care programs. The piece ends noting a name and address in Iowa City.
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Granger House Tour Highlights Marion Restoration Efforts
Linn-Mar volunteers toured the Granger House in Marion on December 14. The visit showcased hours of restoration work at the historic home located at 10th Avenue and 10th Street. Shelley Evans praises Marion Historical Museum members for their time and talents.
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Mitts off DHS Hearings on Homeless Children
A writer vents about DHS involvement with homeless children and foster care, claiming personal loss of a granddaughter. They question DHS motives and funding, alleging families are harmed while truly homeless youths are neglected and implying a market value.
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Cost of lost farms and looming crime in editorial view
The Dec 16 Gazette editorial laments farm consolidation into large units draining rural life and links it to rising violent crime projected at 23 200 deaths this year. It condemns the military industrial complex and calls for studying Europe’s land policy and GATT effects on farming and peace.
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Right double negatives and clarity in writing
A critique of double negatives in prose and puzzles. It discusses a poll phrasing that produced a double negative, compares it to a crossword clue, and notes common misuse. The piece uses examples to illustrate how careless wording creates confusion and misreads.
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First Amendment right to spread lies
Si Frumkin argues that tabloids exploit First Amendment protections to publish outrageous falsehoods with impunity. He critiques editorial privilege and media consolidation, warning that biased reporting and self censorship threaten truthful journalism and public accountability.
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Education in America a Reflection on Society and Learning
The author argues that modern education suffers not only from teaching methods and curricula but from deeper societal changes. War, technology, materialism, and leadership corruption have shifted youth attitudes, reducing motivation to learn. A call to socio economic reform precedes any new schooling approach.
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