Education unions and merit pay clash over school reform
The NEA and AFT push study and consideration of merit pay while signaling pay for most teachers. Readers see a tension between rewarding excellence and preserving seniority based pay. Polls show public support for higher taxes to fund merit pay for top performers, while unions resist widespread performance based pay.
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Education Excellence Commission
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Mortimer Swerda
NEA
AFT
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Mary Futrell
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Times
White House objects to Bond clip featuring Reagan endorsement
A Washington TV station aired a James Bond film clip in which President Reagan praises 007. The White House voiced displeasure, arguing the program rights were misused though such endorsements echo past presidential actions and film promotions.
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White House
Washington
Reagan
Bond
Ian Fleming
Jack Kennedy
United States
Danforth Boren plan to index benefits faces political headwinds
The Danforth Boren proposal would tie government benefit growth to CPI minus three, promising large four year savings of about 139.3 billion with offsetting tax effects. Critics warn 80 percent of savings come from Social Security and could breach faith with benefits. The idea faces resistance from Rep Pepper and entrenched budget politics.
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Danforth
Boren
Senate
Rep
Claude Pepper
Florida
Capitol Hill
Danforth-Boren
Congress
Pepper
Robert E. Lee
Army of the Elderly
Cedar Rapids Fire plan vs ambulance response time
The Cedar Rapids City Council backs a committee proposal to close five fire stations and open five new ones to achieve five minute response times. The letter notes the oddity of ambulance services all being housed at Mercy Hospital and argues for equal emphasis on ambulance response improvements.
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Cedar Rapids
Fire Department
Mercy Hospital
Salvation through Christian fellowship for troubled marriages
A sermon urges churches to support troubled families with prayer, visitation, and nonjudgmental friendship, stressing abstinence from discrimination and warning against the gay lifestyle. It urges Christians to uphold biblical marriage from Genesis through the New Testament and offers a booklet on related passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Adam and
Eve
Adam
Steve
Jesus
U S S LST 312 Crew to Hold First Reunion in St Louis
The World War II crew of the U S S LST 312 plans a September reunion in St Louis. A Cedar Rapids resident in 1942, James Murphy, is being sought for contact information. Readers with any lead are asked to help reconnect him.
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U.S.S
Language quirks and pronoun usage in journalism
A reader notes common errors with pronouns such as themself and themselves in reporting. The piece discusses how proper usage clarifies voice, gender, and responsibility in quoted material and presents example sentences.
Punctuation critique in quotes sparks debate on quotes
A reader notes a sportswriter's use of comma splices and reflexive pronouns in a quotation. The critique suggests clearer structure with proper periods and the correct use of himself versus himself.
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Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
Iowa
Agent 007
David Boren
Julius Caesar
Oklahoma
Caesar
Cassius
Jack Danforth
R-Mo
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Washington Post Writers Group
Greenspan Commission
Ricky Nelson
George Will
Sandiesounkc
Christ
Gay Society
Gay Liberation Movement
Blaise Pascal
C.R. Shipmate
Iel Bediovereit
Gable
Bahr
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