Freedom of speech in a wary world travel style
The piece argues Americans should value First Amendment freedoms as travel highlights limits on expression in other democracies. It cites India and Germany. notes arrests for astrological rumors and Holocaust minimization, while praising the U.S. Supreme Court stance protecting even repugnant speech.
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India
U.S
Germany
Ireland
Canada
Communist Party
U.S. Supreme Court
California Smoke Free Policy Outranks Iowa Critics
California leads in anti smoking efforts with public place bans high tobacco taxes and big prevention spending. The result is a 14 percent drop in lung cancer over ten years versus 2.7 percent elsewhere. San Diego area diners favor smoke free dining as retirees and tourists welcome the policy. Vision Iowa projects appear as a contrast.
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Iowa
Florida
Associated Press
Gazette
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Democrats lack alternative to Bush tax cut plan
Los Angeles Times opinion notes Bush claims a 1.6 trillion tax cut would aid ordinary families though many earners gain little. It urges Democrats to present a balanced alternative focusing on low income relief and Social Security credits, and cautions deficits risk under Reagan’s legacy.
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Charles E. Grassley
Iowa
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William M. Thomas
Calif
House
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Language Blunders Highlighted in Newspaper Copies
Betty McCollister of Iowa City flags common wording slips in a column. Misspellings and misused terms abound from homocide to camaraderie with notes on proper forms and usage for journalistic accuracy.
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Dee
Betty McCollister
Iowa City
Vilsack veto blocks dove hunting bill. Iowa residents praised
A letter to the Gazette credits Gov. Tom Vilsack for vetoing HF 43 stopping mourning dove hunting. The writer notes that the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America lobbied from Columbus and claims out-of-state contact skewed views. Local Iowans opposed dove hunting with polls showing strong rejection. Cedar Rapids resident Jackie Klund commends lawmakers who rejected the bill.
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Jowans
Wildlife Legislative Fund of America
United States
Vilsack
Chuck Larson
WFLA
Columbus
Ohio
Wildlife Legislative Fund
Iowa
Jackie Klund
Cedar Rapids
Why we need to encourage mothering
An Iowa City freelance writer argues that Darwin and Lincoln shown both emancipators, biology and nurture require society to support continuous full time mothering. She cites brain development, caregiving, and social bonds as reasons to protect and back stable, loving homes for children.
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Darwin
Robert Jastrow
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