Flexing the Nation's Muscle at Hoover Library exhibits
The Hoover Library hosts Flexing the Nation's Muscle an exhibit linking presidents and sports from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. It showcases athletic gifts to leaders and honors the President's Council on Sports and Physical Fitness while asking if athletes can reach the presidency.
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Hoover Presidential Library
University of Oklahoma
Sooners
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Arthur Ashe
Ironman of
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Dwight Eisenhower
President’s Council On Sports
United States
White House
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Bill Bradley
Jack Kemp
Bradley
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Jim Bunning
Steve Largent
U.S. Congress
Viking
Alan Page
Minnesota Supreme Court
Iowa
Hoover Library
Babe Ruth
President Hoover
Crack down on liquor to minors urged by readers
Gene and Karen Koschmeder of Cresco urge tougher penalties for adults who provide alcohol to teens after their daughter Amy Lynn died from acute alcohol poisoning at age 16 on January 1, 1996. They argue current punishments are too light and press for legislative action this session.
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Branstad
Amy Lynn
Gene
Karen Koschmeder
Cresco
Restore domestic violence checkoff urged in Iowa tax forms
Catherine Lundoff of Iowa City urges lawmakers to restore the domestic violence checkoff missing from this year’s Iowa tax forms. She notes the cut costs shelters and programs over 70 000 and calls for funding to keep services open for women and children in crisis.
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Iowa
Zero tolerance gun violence proposal from Cedar Rapids letter
Gary Sneller argues in Cedar Rapids that gun misuse should trigger severe penalties. He suggests automatic prison terms from 25 to life without parole for crimes involving firearms and urges a tougher stance while protecting gun ownership.
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IPGV
Gary Sneller
Cedar Rapids
Critics question seat belt rules and speed limits impact
A reader argues the 55 mph federal limit reduced fatalities and that raising limits after 1987 increased deaths. They advocate shock-switches on airbags and demand year by year fatality data, urging lawmakers to reconsider seat belt mandates and safety laws.
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U.S
Charles Grassley
Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
House of Representatives
Detroit
Iowa
S.B.L
Gazette Letters Policy on Reader Opinions
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers and offers equal opportunity for publication.
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Limbaugh Demagogue Critique Of Goebbels Comparison
A reader condemns Rush Limbaugh as a demagogue likening him to Goebbels. The letter mocks Deupree for praising Limbaugh and accuses The Gazette of pandering to right wing propaganda in its coverage of the Jim Leach and Newt Gingrich affair.
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Mike Deupree
Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Republican Party
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Mallard
Paula Jones case shows liberals' double standard
A Decorah reader blasts liberal feminist groups for not supporting Paula Jones while deeming Anita Hill Thomas allegations political. He argues the law applies equally to all citizens and condemns perceived bias among the powerful.
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Paula Jones
Jan
Clinton
Anita Hill
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
United States
David H. Andreae
Decorah
Cosby media press intrusion over his son’s murder
Cedar Rapids reader Martin Robinson criticizes the news media for pressuring Bill Cosby during his son’s killing. He calls for heightened respect and notes public interest should not trump private tragedy.
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Bill Cosby
Cosby
CBS Morning
Martin Robinson
Cedar Rapids
House organs and copy editor notes on punctuation
A sequence of seven quoted punctuation corrections from a company newsletter highlights misuses of quotation marks commas capitalization and pronoun agreement. The examples cover estate plans asset naming trust wording investor references and web site capitalization with emphasis on standardizing style and grammar.
Gazette letters policy and submission guidelines
The Gazette invites reader letters and guest columns addressing public business. Not all columns are printed and material may be edited. No anonymous submissions. writers must include full name signature address and daytime phone. 300 word limit for letters. column length advised at 700 words or fewer. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Fax and email contacts provided.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Iowa’s 1996 Sesquicentennial Tops Top 10 Events
The Gazette highlights Iowa’s 150th anniversary as the year’s premier event with festivals parades reunions reenactments concerts and exhibits marking statehood’s 150th year. Mary C. Gerhold Atkins notes the significance in a yearlong celebration across the state.
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Iowa
Government job forecasts questioned by readers
Robert M. Johnson of Cedar Rapids asks how official stats project 262,000 December jobs and 150,000 to 200,000 new jobs monthly in 1997 while Social Security fears loom for 2003 with only two workers per retiree. He challenges the number crunching behindFederal figures.
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Kiplinger
Regional Finance Magazine
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