NEA chief halts grants to four controversial artists
National Endowment for the Arts chairman John E. Frohnmayer overturned a review panel decision and denied 23000 in grants to Karen Finley Holly Hughes John Fleck and Tim Miller criticizing taxpayer funding of provocative work. He argues artists can choose between mainstream funding or maintaining artistic integrity without public money.
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John E. Frohnmayer
National Endowment For the Arts
Frohnmayer
NEA
Karen Finley
New York
Holly Hughes
John Fleck
Los Angeles
Tim Miller
Santa Monica
Paul Zimmer
U of I Press
Freedom Festival 90 reshapes Cedar Rapids Fourth
The Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids grew into a six day celebration with 40 events driven by Peter Teahen and organizers. Plans target a ten day festival in the future and a seven day schedule for 1991 as sponsors and volunteers receive praise for the memorable 1990 edition.
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Cedar Rapids
Peter Teahen
May’s Island
Teahen
Mandela visit stirs Los Angeles as crowds greet icon
Nelson Mandela arrives in Los Angeles for a four mile march through a tough neighborhood then a Coliseum speech. A 900 plus donor dinner including Jane Fonda and Muhammad Ali raises about 1.2 million for Mandela’s eight city tour while volunteers and diverse groups stage a mass show of support and protest alike.
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African National Congress
South Africa
Jackie Robinson Park
Los Angeles Coliseum
Mandela
Winnie
Jane Fonda
Sidney Poitier
Kris Kristofferson
Muhammad Ali
Lionel Ritchie
Quincy Jones
Falcons Replace Crows In Greene Square Feeds Debate
A reader argues that dulling crow presence with falcons harms local wildlife. The letter suggests DNA should capture skunks civet cats raccoons opossums rabbits and timber squirrels for falcons while sparing quails and songbirds.
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Greene Square
Vocal minority critique sparks wound over fur amid animal rights debate
Leslie Granneman of Oelwein denounces Victoria Shook and her group Putting People First for fur use and wealth display. He says he will join the vocal minority opposing the organization and its aims.
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Victoria
Linn-Mar athlete charged draws front-page scrutiny
Letter argues media over emphasizes a high school star charged in a death case while other achievements and youth activities receive little prominent coverage The author questions fairness and consistency in front-page treatment of juveniles in criminal cases and cites The Gazette’s response framing the athlete as gifted.
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Linn-Mar Star
The
Gazette
Ryan Driscoll
University of Iowa
Sam Mack
Iowa State
Mack
Phillips Petroleum
Driscoll
Misplaced modifiers and verb forms in four grammar queries
Four reader questions tackle sentence editing issues. They address a misread placed modifier in a government dismissal sentence, whether to use outperform or outperforms with a plural subject, correct terminology from chloroform to coliform in water tests, and whether editor brackets clarify or adjust tense with run vs ran.
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Blumberg
Meisinger
Gerald Baker
Cedar Falls
Sigourney
Thanks for Help From Caring People
A message from Miracles in Motion volunteers and partners thanks the public for acts of kindness toward Ben who has cerebral palsy. The note acknowledges that some disabled people may not want help but expresses gratitude for doors held and encouraging words from Carmike Theatres staff Science Station employees and YMCA volunteers.
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Miracles In Motion
Carmike Theatres
Science Station
YMCA
Ben
Iowa Sign Sparks Fight Over Harkin Funds
At a Republican state convention an enormous sign accused Sen. Harkin and Rep. Tauke of relying on out of state money. The sign claimed Harkin gets 90 percent of funds from outside Iowa and Tauke 34 percent from non Iowans. An Iowa voter urges a change to lawmakers supported by Iowans rather than outsiders.
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Sen. Harkin
Rep. Tauke
Harkin
New York Times
Iowa
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