Rainforest project ahead the Iowa environmental education effort
Marketing must begin now to attract 1.1 to 1.5 million visitors yearly to the 180 million Rainforest Education Project planned for Iowa. David Oman of the Iowa Child Institute emphasizes financing while securing partnerships in Coralville Iowa City Cedar Rapids and across the state to build a lasting visitor base.
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Iowa Environmental Education Project
David Oman
Iowa Child Institute
Organiza
Coralville
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
University of Iowa
Amana
Readers respond on wages and schools discipline notes
A reader questions the focus on wages arguing high daycare and health costs hurt the poor. They defend Xavier School’s discipline of an underage student who admitted drinking, urging to view the incident as a moral learning moment rather than blame the school.
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the Gazette
Xavier School
Xavier
Iowa schooling funding plea from Cedar Rapids parent
Amy M. Rupp calls on Iowa legislators to boost school funding arguing that 1.17 percent three year increases and 1.3 billion road spending harm students. She urges a 6 percent rise and asks readers to contact lawmakers to prioritize education for her children.
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Iowa
Amy M. Rupp
Cedar Rapids
Be Steady, High Standards Shape My Teaching Path
A former Alburnett Elementary pupil crediting Becky Steele for discipline and high expectations, noting how structure fostered organization, effort, and personal growth. The writer, now a fourth‑year teacher, echoes Steele’s methods while urging strong civic action against landfill expansion proposed by local agencies.
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State
Alburnett Elementary
Becky Steele
Steele
Media coverage shifts in Iowa caucus race
A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs finds 18 percent of Iowa Democrats backed Dean after early coverage. It reports 96 percent of John Edwards press mentions were positive and Kerry received favorable air time, while Dean faced 42 percent negative on-air evaluations. The piece urges voters to reflect on media influence.
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Iowa
Howard Dean
Center For Media and Public Affairs
John Edwards
John Kerry
Dean
Kerry
Edwards
Double standard on who gets the bomb in South Asia
The piece recalls Pakistan's push for nuclear deterrence amid India’s tests, detailing Abdul Qadeer Khan’s role in the Kahuta program, U.S. Cold War backing, and later pressure to join the Non Proliferation Treaty. It argues that Israel and Pakistan defied NPT norms, as Western policy wavered on atomic weapons in the Middle East.
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Wenty
Pakistan
Islamabad
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Kahuta
Khan
India
U.S
Mujaheddin
Afghanistan
United States
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Benazir
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Nawaz Sharif
Pervez Musharraf
Asia
China
North Korea
A.Q. Khan
Israel
Israel Atomic Energy Commission
American Central Intelligence Agency
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Marion
Cedar Rapids Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Granger
Peg Pierce
Lowe Park
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Iraq
Tim Russert
Meet the Press
Russert
Middle East
Richard Reeves
Universal Press Syndicate
Che Hasette
Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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