ADA Significance Debated as 1990 Start Nears
The editors frame the Americans with Disabilities Act as a landmark aimed at leveling rights for 45 million Americans with disabilities. While aid expands access to public accommodations and transportation, critics fear vague provisions and costly changes may cause closures. The piece compares the ADA to past civil rights milestones and notes the January 26 start date with July 26 employment deadline.
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Tom Harkin
Congress
Bush
Washington
ADA
Gazette
Gallup
Harkin
U.S
Coralville Hosts Recycle-Rama to Kick Off New Trash Rules
Coralville promotes a weekend Recycle-Rama event to educate residents on curbside recycling and the new mandatory trash collection procedures starting February 3. The program mixes learning with fun activities like trash art and indoor boat races to boost participation.
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Iowa
Coralville
Wye
Democrats Aim to Reunite Middle and Working Class
Todd Gitlin and Ruth Rosen argue Democrats miscast working people as a separate bloc. They warn that GM job cuts expose shared concerns of blue collar, service, and welfare recipients, and urge a platform uniting middle and working classes against Bush era policies. The piece notes labor, race, and regional ties in past coalitions and cautions against hollow middle class rhetoric.
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Todd Gitlin
Ruth Rosen
Bill Clinton
Robert Kerrey
General Motors
Chicago
Miami
Mississippi
New York
Ronald Reagan
Pittsburgh
Houston
George Herbert Walker Bush
J. Danforth Quayle
Call to ease Cuba isolation and embrace economic opening
Jeff Bergner argues for ending the embargo and engaging Cuba with American goods investment and information. He suggests rapid liberalization will accelerate reforms, reduce emigration pressures, and help Cuba move away from Castro without gradualism.
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Jeff Bergner
Washington
Castro
Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radio Marti
al Haig
Latin America
United States
Fidel Castro
Snooze alarm a rousing success in Cedar Rapids
Letter writer praises the citywide Civil Defense alarm test on New Year’s Day at 8 50 am saying the system worked and noting public reassurance after a garbled message. She recalls visitors from out of town who were curious about the schedule and cites a prior letter about high standards. Ivy Z Sievers Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Civil Defense Department
C.R
Cedar Rapids
U.S.S.R
Readers discuss aging terms and respect for 70 year olds
Robert M L Johnson of 130 Thompson Dr SE argues that labeling someone over 70 as elderly is redundant and unfair. He questions why age terms should imply judgment and calls for fairer language across generations.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Thompson Dr
Righting the Wording: Language Matters in Newsprint
A reflective piece on journalism missteps and grammar in a daily workflow. It notes Eleanor Walters calling a news result a tragedy in newsprint and analyzes sentence structure and punctuation issues across several examples.
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Eleanor Walters
Wyoming
Eleanor
Coralville
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