Gore Should Think Before Letting It Rip
Gore told financial backers he may let it rip if he runs for president again. He attacked Bush over al Qaida policy and the war on terror, while critics say his candor risks misjudging the political landscape. The piece notes Democrats courting Bush for campaign help and questions Bush’s unity impact.
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Bush
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
America
Max Baucus
Montana
Tim Johnson
South Dakota
Paul Wellstone
Minnesota
Earl Pomeroy
North Dakota
Texas
Tony Sanchez
Legislators urged to hold special session over tax for casinos
Iowa officials debate travel cuts as 15 state workers were blocked from a Missouri conference. Agriculture Secretary Patty Judge calls layoffs urgent. State Auditor Richard Johnson calls the denial a symbolic message. Call for a special session to set a universal casino tax rate to save about 20 million.
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Missouri
Executive Council
Iowa
Agriculture
Patty Judge
Richard Johnson
Iowa Executive Council
The Gazette Seeks Letters and Guest Columns
The Gazette invites public submissions with guidelines for letters and guest columns. Include writer name signature full street address and daytime phone number. Addresses not published. No anonymous submissions and a 300 word limit per letter not enforced.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Foundation of math taught by memorization in Cedar Rapids schools
Ed Hancock argues for rote memorization of multiplication tables before exploring concept based methods. He cites his daughter's progress, notes the Cedar Rapids district's newer math curriculum, and links early table work to better ITBS math computation scores. He recalls methods for 7 times 28 and urges early memorization before fourth grade.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Mike Deupree
Deupree
Math Table Foundation
ITBS
Ed Hancock
Rockwell Collins
Nixon Elementary
Debate over Pledge and God in America Sparks Calls for Change
Ruth Gash Taylor argues the Pledge of Allegiance and motto reflect Cold War relics and violate constitutional separation of church and state. She cites Treaty with Tripoli and historical authorship disputes to claim America is a free nation, not inherently Christian.
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Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Rachel McRoberts
Coralville
U.S
Tripoli
Senate
John Adams
United States of America
America
Washington Post
Boston
James E. Upham
Francis Bellamy
U.S. Flag Commission
Bellamy
Undeserved frog status debate sparks local letters
Letters from Peggy Kubczak of Cedar Rapids criticize a canceled bullfrog jumping contest in Nisswa Minnesota and applaud removing the event from Greene Square Park. She argues animal rights activists push an undeserved status, suggests human leap frogs as a substitute, and questions Ted Nugent’s public commentary.
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Kate
Nisswa
Minn
Mary Lou Petersen
Marion
Nancy Hedges Wendler
Greene Square Park
Ted Nugent
Clinton
Iowa
Madison Square Garden
Ted
Teachers should dress the part like professionals
In a Cedar Rapids letter to the editor Robert M L Johnson argues teachers must wear professional attire to set standards and uphold respect, noting female teachers are less often at fault, while many male teachers dress casually. He cites student desire to look up to educators and parallels with student uniform policies already in use in many districts.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
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