Geography illiteracy in America raises alarm across campuses
The Gazette laments student geography gaps with surveys showing 30 percent of University of Miami students unable to locate the Pacific Ocean and nearly half of California college students unsure of Japan. The piece urges reform in how geography is taught and calls for school, government, and private sector involvement to curb this illiteracy and its geopolitical consequences.
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Cedar Rapids
American University
Lee Schwartz
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Reagan Defends Trade Deficit As Economic Strength
In Cleveland President Reagan argues that a growing U S economy attracting 159 billion in foreign capital shows strength despite a 170 billion annual trade deficit. Economists warn deficits destabilize the global economy and invite protectionist pullbacks, though officials forecast gradual improvement toward 140 billion.
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Cedar Rapids readers defend local geographic literacy
A Cedar Rapids teacher tests 120 social studies students and reports high figures identifying Manila and Vietnam, arguing that local youths are not geographically illiterate. The letter also highlights concerns about elder care neglect and urging reporting to authorities when care is improper.
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Cedar Rapids
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Age bias in hiring cripples experience value
The writer argues that dismissing older workers as overqualified masks age discrimination. After 40, chances drop. after 50, slim to none. Employers should value experience and teachable smarts over pure book knowledge, as older workers bring loyal, useful insight and can still learn new skills. A.C. Evans, 1036 Rainbow Blvd., Hiawatha.
Gazette sports duplication sparks reader ire over extra charge
An Anamosa reader notes the Jan 11 Gazette printed the same article in the sports section and 5A with only a few added paragraphs. The letter complains rates rose 25 cents weekly and calls the duplication unnecessary.
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Chad
Malpractice cap debate targets children and victims
The piece denounces a proposed one million dollar cap on medical malpractice. It argues the cap unjustly limits compensation for a child maimed by negligence and mocks claims it would lower costs or improve access. The author calls for capping incompetent medicine rather than harming harmed families.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa Medical Society
Repugnant Comparison Letter Criticizes Algona Abortion Link
A Jan 9 letter condemns a writer who compared tragic Algona events to abortion, calling the analogy absurd, insensitive, and repugnant to those involved and to those who seek abortions. The writer questions how the comparison was made and decries the vendetta framing.
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Algona
Farm of the Year title ideas spark Iowa film buzz
Cinecom Corp weighs new titles for the film with working name Farm of the Year. Suggestions include Fatal Agriculture Two Men and a Tractor Full Denim Jacket Filthy Dancing Down and Out in Cedar Rapids and The Raging Cow. Fans anticipate a final title and more eastern Iowa shoots.
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Cinecom Corp
Cedar Rapids
Outlooks by Eastern Iowans Express Personal Views
Periodic observations invite thoughtful residents from eastern Iowa to share diverse viewpoints on topics of their choosing. The pages encourage personal reflections, differing opinions, and community discourse within a civic-minded forum.
Market and cinema collide in fear of holocausts and greed
The author likens Wall Street to a moral holocaust alongside Vietnam era rely and Nicaragua protests. They argue for unified just cause in war, critique capitalism’s abuses, and question the film industry’s ability to offer meaningful, salutary realities amid greed and swindling.
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Nicaragua
Masthead versus nameplate in journalism traditions
The piece argues masthead is misused for nameplate, detailing the historical distinction between the front page name and the information box. It cites dictionaries and journalism texts, notes confusion sparked by a Wall Street Journal incident, and urges precise term use.
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