Editorial on Supreme Court shifts and swing votes in 5 4 decisions
The piece argues that replacing Burger with Scalia or Rehnquist will not dramatically swing ideology until more liberal seats open. It notes 34 of 147 decisions were 5-4, with O'Connor and Powell often swing votes. Until more openings occur, Reagan era chances to reshape rulings remain limited and uncertain.
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Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Burger
Scalia-for-Burger
Rehnquist-for-Burger
New York Times
O’connor
Powell
Justice Powell
Hopkins sex education study shows reduced teen pregnancies
An experimental program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine engaged 1,700 inner city students with lectures counseling and clinic access. Over about two years teen pregnancies fell by more than 30 percent while nonparticipants rose over 50 percent. Teens entering program delaying first sex by seven months.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Public sighting of TM levitation claims in doubt
The Washington demonstration admitted cameras but failed to prove levitated flight. TM spokesmen describe stage two hover and stage three air movement, while Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is urged to perform to convince skeptics.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Maharishi International University
Washington, D.C
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi
Power and caution in courts and Congress
A critique of the Gramm Rudman ruling and the separation of powers. The author argues the court misclassified the comptroller general and warns against unilateral presidential war power. He contrasts this with calls for Congress to debate Angola intervention, urging legislative checks on executive actions.
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Gramm-Rudman
Comptroller General
Comptroller’s Office
Congress
Philadelphia
James Madison
Justice White
Reagan
South Africa
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Angola
I Set Out to Learn Spanish at Kirkwood College
I describe my struggle to learn Spanish. I confess a weak memory and short attention span. I chose to study at Kirkwood Community College to support a future news photojournalism project. I report progress and a sense of personal conquer.
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Kirkwood Community College
Outlooks from Cedar Rapids on language learning and growth
A Cedar Rapids writer recalls mentoring Jaime Padilla at Kirkwood and tutoring a Colombian student. The narrator describes studying Spanish, teaching English to Central American agriculture students, and gaining insights from new neighbors within the city.
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United States
Martha
Letter to the Gazette on trial verdicts and justice
A Linn County reader criticizes a trial where operating while intoxicated was convicted but involuntary manslaughter acquitted. The writer cites a high blood alcohol level, asserts lack of forward looking by the driver, and links Bundy and public execution debates to a call for swifter justice. The letter condemns local editorials and Cedar Rapids public oversight as mediocrity and costly.
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Linn
Florida
Ted
Ted Bundy
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa State Penitentiary
Bundy
Fifth Season 8K Cedar Rapids Fourth of July Race
The Fifth Season 8K run in Cedar Rapids marked eastern Iowa’s first major race to offer prize money. The event featured orderly traffic control, mile-end timers, finish-line name announcements, and postrace refreshments, earning praise for its organization and community spirit.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
the Gazette
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Boston
Wall Street Journal
Byron White
Comptroller
Anthony Lewis
New York Times Service
Mars
You
Ernie Danek
Jaime Padilla
Kirkwood
Jaime
Colombia
Mr. Bundy
Gazette
Bergen
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