Editorial Questions Cuban Detainee Parole Appeals
The piece argues the US parole hearings for 3000 Cuban detainees after Oakdale and Atlanta riots deny due process. It cites Rep. Swindall criticizing the three member panel for blocking cross examination and witness subpoenas and urges minimal rights to present their case. The editorial condemns this as a star chamber style injustice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Georgia
Pat Swindall
Cuba
Swindall
U.S
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Five ATV Firms Agree to Stop Three-Wheel Models
The five manufacturers Honda Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki and Polaris Industries will halt three wheel ATV sales within 45 days. They will run mail and ad warnings and require a driver training course for buyers in the past year while four wheel models remain on sale with warnings and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Honda
Yamaha
Suzuki
Kawasaki
Polaris Industries
U.S
Arnold Burns
ATV
Dole Opposed by Iowa Voter Over Tax Record in 1980s
John W. Axel of Des Moines cites Dole's 1982 83 84 86 tax moves and Social Security changes as proof of political leverage through fiscal policy. The letter argues Dole prioritizes spending and campaign gain over deficit reduction and calls for scrutiny before the February 8 presidential caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bob Dole
Dole
Congress
Parolee fairness and prison system reform in Iowa
A prisoner at Anamosa urges Iowa to build community corrections facilities for class D felonies and misdemeanors to cut costs, keep families intact, and cut crime. He criticizes employer discrimination against ex inmates and defends the postal service against junk mail critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Department of Corrections
Iowa
Honest finder returns lost wallet after holidays
A resident recovered a wallet lost during an early morning snow shoveling spree on December 15. After fearing the loss of licenses and cards, the owner received the wallet by mail on December 21 with all contents intact, thanking the anonymous returner for the Christmas gift.
Reader letters urge gentler take on Elks drinker theme
P.T. Larson of Cedar Rapids condemns Gus Schrader's Dec 30 Gazette column for glorifying a deceased Elks Club member's drinking. He argues such humor romanticizes excess and endangers readers, calling for no future rehashes of the topic. He lists his concerns and signs his full address.
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Gus Schrader
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Elks Club
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Schrader
Perspectives from Eastern Iowans on Outlooks
Periodic observations from thoughtful residents invited to share their views. The topics are unlimited and the opinions are their own.
Practicing peacemaking on the job in a workshop
The author attends a Pragmatic Peacemaking workshop sponsored by the Iowa Peace Institute and The Gazette with Harvard linked consultants. It links personal daily negotiations to professional ones, teaches stepping into others' perspectives, and ends with a holiday scheduling negotiation at work.
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John Knapp
Jack Evans
Congress
Iowa Peace Institute
the Gazette
CMI
Conflict Management Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Kaotia
U.S
John
Bennett Curriculum Sparks Debate On High School Focus
A Cox News Service column argues that while Education Secretary Bennett advocates four years of English and three years of math science and social studies, many readers want practical trades taught in high school. The writer stresses daily life skills like plumbing carpentry and home maintenance as more valuable for long term success than additional academic subjects.
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Lufkin
Texas
Education
William J. Bennett
Bennett
England
Cox News Service
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Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
U.S. Justice Department
Oakdale
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Department
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John W. Axel
Republican State Central Committee of
Des Moines
Betty McCollister
Postal Service
Betty
U.S. Postal Service
P.T. Larson
17Th St. SE
Apt
Terri Hoyland Houghton
SCI Financial Group
Joe Murray
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