Safety first in Iowa higher ed buildings
The Gazette editorial urges Iowa lawmakers to fund safety upgrades at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa, estimating at least 15 million dollars is needed for decades of unaddressed deficiencies. It argues taxpayers share the cost of facilities and calls for prioritizing safety over new construction. Governor Branstad’s proposed funding is contrasted with legislative inaction, praising State Sen. Joe Welsh’s stance to fix safety first before new buildings.
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University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Senate Appropriations Committee
State doctors seek 195000 grant to test newborns for drugs
The Iowa chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics asks for 195000 to screen about 4000 newborns for drug exposure. Testing would be done with no parental consent and results used to trigger juvenile court involvement, though positive results would not be used against parents.
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The
American Academy of Pediatricians
Iowa
Rushdie presses for paperback edition of Verses
Salman Rushdie, hunted after a 5.2 million dollar bounty sparked by The Satanic Verses, seeks a paperback release. Ayatollah Khomeini issued the reward and death sentence, now unresolved despite Khomeini's death. Rushdie has lived under guard for 11 months and sold 1.2 million copies since 1988.
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Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Rethinking the war on drugs with profits removed
The author argues the drug problem centers on money and proposes ending profits by supplying drugs at nominal prices through doctors or pharmacists. This could curb addiction, reduce crime, lower costs, and redirect efforts to rehabilitation, while warning of potential misuse and theft.
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FBI
Coast Guard
Letters to the Gazette on women liberation and satire
A reader laments women’s liberation and the shift from traditional roles while noting public debates about women in combat. The letter references press disputes over a Panama attack report and calls the Gazette editorials biased against feminism. Bruce McGovern of Cedar Rapids comments on the controversy.
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the Gazette
Army
Linda L. Bray
Panama Defense Forces
Streams mismanaged and oceans polluted by policy and waste
A letter criticizes Gov Branstad's trout license fee proposal and underfunded stocking programs, arguing money would better fund stream habitat. It claims excessive hatchery stock, questions fisheries bureaucracy, and warns of long term pollution from plastics and pesticide runoff affecting Iowa waterways and oceans.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Decorah
Cedar River
Paul Novak
Katie Smith
Megan Drakos
Zach Ulfers
Aleisha Dudley
Coolidge Elementary School
Correctional complex planned for Cedar Rapids district
Ken Popenhagen Benton County sheriff advocates a new correctional complex in Cedar Rapids to address crime and prison crowding. He argues structured housing with drug testing and supervision will improve public safety for Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities.
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Department of Correctional Services
Cedar Rapids
Ken Popenhagen
Benton County
Vinton
Drivers Ignore Crosswalk Law Near School
Jessie Young reports unsafe conditions at a school crosswalk on Van Buren Drive Southwest where drivers fail to stop for pedestrians. Only locals who know the family pause. buses and many drivers pass without yielding.
Premature dating of the 20th century ends with 1990
A columnist notes widespread belief that 1990 marks the start of the last decade of the 20th century. The piece argues the 20th century runs through 2000, with 1990 as the final year of the 1980s and predicts 2000 will include two January Firsts and a 367-day leap year.
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Gazette
A.D
Hiram Drache
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minn
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