Editorial: Iowa community colleges need better funding
The Gazette argues Iowa community colleges face insufficient funding as Gov Branstad proposes a $3 million increase for 1998-99. It notes 3 percent raises fall short, raising costs for 15 schools and risking access for many residents. Tuition has risen. colleges rely less on state aid, threatening lower income students and statewide educational opportunity.
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OWA
General Assembly
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Calmar
Gene Gardner
Iowa Association of Community College Trustees
Kirkwood Community College
Norm Nielsen
Midwest
Don Roby
North Iowa Community College
North Iowa
Nielsen
Roby
Scandal weighs on public ethics and Clinton era
The Chicago Tribune editorial mocks the breadth of recent scandals with Starr's testimony, Clinton deposition, and other probes. It argues ongoing investigations threaten public outrage and may lower standards as the Clinton administration continues, while Republicans press for political gain.
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Chicago Tribune
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Paula Jones
Labor
Alexis Herman
Justice Department
Henry Cisneros
Larry Sabato
University of Virginia
Washington
Roe and Casey shaped abortion rights and timing of family plans
Fran Hansen of Cedar Rapids argues that Roe v. Wade ended criminalized abortion, improved women’s health, and empowered choice. Yet Webster and Casey eroded protections, enabling waiting periods and bans. She calls for expanding family planning, responsible sexuality education, and bipartisan action to prevent unintended pregnancies.
Its legacy a shift in the morality of our culture Roe v Wade
Loras Schulte of Marion chairs Linn Area Pro-Life United warning that Roe v Wade triggered a moral shift in the United States. He cites neonatal deaths and cases of neonaticide linked to abortion and questions the accounting of life’s right. The piece reflects staunch antiabortion sentiment and biblical references as it critiques the 1973 court decision and urges principled stands.
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Roe
High Court
America
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme
Voices of Reason
Disney World
Arizona
New York
New Jersey
Steve Pinker
MIT
Pinker
New York Times
Alan Keyes
George Orwell
Loras Schulte
Marion
Linn Area
Pro-Life United
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Joe Hindley
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Taysk. Aa
Chicago
Webster
Casey
United States
Planned Parenthood
Congress
Fran Hansen
East Central
Loras Schuite
Atoina
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