Private funds in schools deserve careful limits and review
Editorial argues nonprofit foundations should not replace public funding for basics and salaries. It cites Iowa districts relying on private gifts after bond rejections and tax revenue limits, urging districts to demand thorough public funding and keep private money for nonessential projects.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Lisbon
West Branch
Lee Hoover
Hoover
Iowa
Why gas prices rise and what fuels the spike
E Thomas McClanahan analyzes the surge in gasoline costs, blaming rising crude prices, refinery constraints, and new reformulated gas rules while noting political rhetoric about gouging and windfall taxes. The piece argues supply and demand drive prices, not collusion, and cites EPA rules and Midwest impacts.
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E. Thomas McClanahan
Clinton
Midwest
United States
al Gore
GRE
Environmental Protection Agency
Rocker speech sparks free speech debate in Iowa
David M. Elderkin argues John Rocker’s Sports Illustrated remarks test First Amendment limits. He warns against banning hate speech despite offensiveness and recalls Brandeis and Stengel to defend liberty.
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Sports Illustrated
Reds
Commissioner of
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Newsweek
Anna Quindlen
Atlanta
Rocker
Ann Rhodes
University of Iowa
Daffy
Johnny Cochran
Clinton
Lewis Brandeis
Casey Stengel
David M. Elderkin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Bar Association
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