Sports Man Defies Woes By Focusing On The Team
A piece on Sports Man using cognitive distraction through sports obsession to cope with tough times. He cites psychologist Richard Wenzlaff and explains shifting attention from personal troubles to team triumphs as a path to renewed hope, noting how sports metaphors color politics and life.
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Red Sox
Richard Wenzlaff
University of Texas
Wenzlaff
Science
Daniel Goleman
Meet the Press
George Schultz
Schultz
Princeton University
Didate
Doc
Dow
Regina Catholic Education Center marks 50th anniversary
Carol Trueg reflects on Regina in Iowa City celebrating 50 years since opening as Central Catholic High School in 1958. She cites educational excellence including AP course take rates and ACT scores, with 1 000 students and preschool through 12th grade, plus service to the community and a call for ongoing support.
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Egina
Iowa City
Regina
Barack Obama
Iowa
Citians
Icregina
Carol Trueg
Regina Catholic Education Center
Price floors and rural policy spark calls from Iowa group
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement urges reversing export losses from 1981 to 2006 tied to removed price floors and supply management. The piece cites Daryll Ray and John Skerd, calls for Harkin Grassley Culver Vilsack action, and notes Brad Wilson as a former policy specialist and farmer.
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United States
Hitler
Iowa State University
Daryll Ray
Henry Wallace
John Skerd
Chet Culver
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Vilsack
Wallace
Harkin
Harkin-Gephardt
America
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
Iowa CCI
Brad Wilson
Springville
Questions swirl around Obama Gitmo closure order
The article frames President Obama’s Obama’s month one stance on closing Guantanamo Bay within a year and explores criticisms and questions about his reasoning. It notes concerns about national security, international image, and possible alternatives to closure including enhanced interrogation techniques.
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Guantanamo Bay
Obama
George W. Bush
U.S
America
John Murtha
D-Pa
Martha
Gitmo
Bush
Abu Ghraib
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