Winter arms sales fuel debates on U S policy and ethics
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld announced 188.4 million in weapons to seven countries amid questions whether this fits a broader Christmas sale pattern. A Coe College forum warned that conventional arms trade is a profitable cash crop expanding globally, challenging policy and ethics in Washington.
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Barbara Bjornson dies at 43 Cedar Rapids civic leader
Barbara Bjornson a longtime Cedar Rapids civic leader and member of the Cedar Rapids board of education died at age 43 last week. She served nearly four three year terms on the school board and was noted for prioritizing student rights and balancing needs with parents teachers and administrators. Colleagues praised her conscientious bright service and lasting imprint on the Cedar Rapids community.
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Barbara Bjornson
Carter's ambition fulfilled in a muted inaugural speech
William Safire argues Carter's inaugural address ranks only slightly above Fillmore and below Coolidge. He calls the speech banal and evasive, noting Carter offered a nonleading tone, with limited vision, while the parade walk overshadowed the words.
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Jimmy Carter
Millard Fillmore
Calvin Coolidge
Walk of symbolic power and pardon tests Carter
James Reston analyzes President Carter's first day decisions from a New York Times perspective. The article notes his Vietnam draft evader pardon as a unity attempt that provokes division among veterans and deserters, while contem- plating budget battles, defense policy, and Capitol Hill reactions. Carter faces a tight balance between principles and political tactics as he settles into the White House.
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Opposed rezoning fight over Bjornsen lot grocery plan
A letter argues against a corner grocery planned by Mr. Barlow on the Bjornsen property between Cottage Grove and First Avenue SE. The writer criticizes mailing targeting, argues the area’s R-1 zoning protects investments, and warns of traffic and environmental impacts from a late night illuminated store with heavy truck activity.
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Bjornsen
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First Avenue
Ridgeway Drive
Finder’s fee fuss misreads the true dealer reserve
A reader rebuts an earlier editorial on finder’s fees noting that the so called fee is largely a reserve. Dealers often prepare loan papers, sell the loan with recourse to a bank, and cover any deficiency if payments fail. The writer argues disclosure of finance charge sharing won’t aid consumers.
Death preferred Gilmore and the danger of release
The writer argues that dangerous criminals like Gilmore should not be released due to overcrowded prisons and rising costs. They compare him to Richard Speck and Charles Manson, asserting rehabilitation is unlikely in a harsh, unemployment ridden society and that keeping them incarcerated burdens taxpayers and deficits.
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Richard Speck
Chicago
Winter's good angles and energy crisis insight
In this winter's harsh weather, ski destinations such as the Pocono Mountains report a 50 percent rise in patronage as snow plus cold enables snowmaking. Health experts note morale boosts amid shared hardship, while gas shortages spark emergency measures on the East Coast as the Federal Power Commission weighs emergency sales.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
North Carolina
James B. Hunt, Jr
South Carolina
Maryland
FPC
Houston Pipeline Co
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