Night Before Christmas authorship in Moore family claim
A sixth generation niece of Rev. Clement Clarke Moore asserts the poem was written by Moore as a 1822 open letter to his daughters. She details family manuscripts, readings by great-great-grandmother Lula Quest, and holdings at Smithsonian and Texas Tech Library.
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Clement Clarke Moore
Don Foster
Moore
Henry Livingston Jr
Lula M. Quest
Saint Nicholas
Smithsonian Institution
Texas Tech University Library
Lubbock
Misplaced Modifiers and Quick Language Lessons
A humorous example shows how wrong word placement changes meaning. It contrasts a paranormal group’s claim about John Doe with a reader’s critique of phrasing and emphasizes concise wording and correct modifiers.
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John Doe
Teach the skills that stick in higher education
Iowa college leaders debate essential learning goals. Simpson College's Kevin LaGree defends cultivating reading writing and critical thinking as lifelong assets, contrasting with tech-focused trends. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art receives a $5 million gift from William Quarton.
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Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Robert Koob
Simpson College
Kevin LaGree
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
WorldReligion Debate Sparks Letter Controversy Over Muslim Holiday Stamp
A reader condemns Christian zealots who oppose a stamp honoring a Muslim holiday and push for a Christian state. The letter defends pluralism and laments suppression and hatred in political discourse. It urges compassion and informed faith practice.
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America
Jesus
Dyslexia Awareness and Frustration in Education
A parent recalls misdiagnoses and delays in discovering her daughter's dyslexia, despite high intelligence. After grade school struggles, a physician confirmed dyslexia, highlighting the need for better educator awareness and early testing to help children.
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Pat McGuire
Gore's concession signals unity after a hard fought race
The speaker credits Al Gore with placing country first as the election concluded. He notes the nation faced a lengthy, contentious process and feared institutions could be strained, but Gore's dignified words and pledge to move forward offered a historic example of leadership and healing.
Clinton not late to welfare reform argues Cedar Rapids letter
Allen Fisher contends Clinton made welfare reform a central 1992 campaign issue and pushed a reform bill in 1994. He notes Clinton prioritized health care over welfare, vetoed the reform bill twice, then signed after pressure from Congress. The 1994 midterms shifted welfare reform to Republican hands.
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Clinton
U.S
Gazette
Capitol Hill
Congress
Harvard
David T. Ellwood
The Gazette Letter Submission Instructions
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will publish. Mail to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or send by FAX or email with contact details.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Living wage urged as Congress debates minimum hike
Community groups in Eastern Iowa aid the needy with meals and food baskets while lawmakers consider a minimum wage increase. A $1 raise was rejected, though leaders seek bipartisanship to lift pay to a level that better supports families amid low wage growth and Iowa’s ranking.
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Linn County
HACAP
H.D. Youth Center
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Clinton
Gore
Bush
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