Mastering Emotions Shapes Learning and Leadership
A reflection on how emotions influence memory, learning, and social behavior. Personal anecdotes contrast childhood chores with a stranger’s act of kindness, linking emotional intelligence to teaching, memory, and leadership, with references to Dan Goleman and Hayden Fry. The piece notes educators’ growing focus on emotion and cites William C. Jacobson in Cedar Rapids.
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Dan Goleman
Pascal
John Dewey
John F. Kennedy
Hayden Fry
Iowa
Letters to the Gazette on Clinton era military cuts
A letter argues Clinton defense spending cuts erode U S military readiness and equipment, warning of obsolescence and morale decline. The writer recalls Gulf War history and accuses liberal Democrats of double standards while urging preservation of military strength.
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Clinton
U.S
Saudi Arabia
48Th
Tactical
Gephardt
House
Gulf
Henry B. Gonzales
Bush
Ted Kennedy
White House
William Jefferson Blythe Clinton
Stop capture of bison to test for brucellosis in Montana
letterOpposes Montana plan to build a capture facility at Horse Butte near Yellowstone to capture and test migrating bison for brucellosis. cites low risk per NAS study, cites prior 1997 culling, asks for public funding halt and shares contact details for supporters.
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Montana Department of Livestock
Gallatin National Forest Office
Horse Butte
Hegben Lake
Ofrelowstone National Park
Montana
Yellowstone
The
U.S. Forest Service
Calling ’em like it is or shooting off again
Readers debate columnist Mike Deupree and his critics. Monticello resident Roman Welter calls him out while Cedar Rapids reader Robert E Scott questions judges and GOP figures amid Clinton impeachment talk.
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Mike Deupree
Gazette invites public letters with guidelines
The Cedar Rapids Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name signature full street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published. Letters have a 300 word limit and one per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Differences mark Constitution Bible and democracy in contrast
The piece argues the Bible and U S Constitution are fundamentally different in authority and aims. It credits the Constitution with democracy, adaptability, and human rights progress while labeling the Bible as theocratic and unchangeable. It urges readers to compare both works and support democracy.
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U.S
Lost paragraphs and hash in Gazette Page 2 columns
A discussion on "lost paragraphs" and the phrase hash in Gazette Page 2 columns. The piece notes a Washington bigwig praising an upcoming report as accurate and fulsome and jokes about offensive insincerity and copious abundance.
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Ne Gazette
Washington, D. C
Bigwig
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