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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1977
Page
9
The piece contrasts past eras with today, noting Washington’s era, plagues, wars, and revolts, then shifts to modern shocks. It laments slow news, screens fear, and the nuclear threat, concluding with a hopeful line from Sandburg that strong men keep coming.
The article ponders how Thomas Jefferson would view today’s American metropolises noting his urban planning interests, disdain for blight, and calls for light airy streets. It contrasts Jefferson’s ideas on debt with today’s fiscal realities and ends with his warning about urban corruption.
The text discusses common errors in pronoun case, noting that the object of a preposition is in the objective case. It cites a verse by Willard R. Espy inspired by a Pittsburgh Press poem, correcting phrases like she and I to her, us, and me. It highlights frequent mistakes such as between you and I.
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