Unlikely role models in Iowa high school tennis tourney
In Des Moines the Iowa Boys High School Tennis Tournament highlighted widespread good sportsmanship but a record number of unsportsmanlike acts. Many players imitate pro stars like John McEnroe and Billy Martin, prompting calls for stricter coaching and parental guidance to curb mimicry and foster self reliance.
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Charlie Finley
Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Reagan faces racial critique amid tax breaks ruling
The 8-1 Supreme Court ruling on tax breaks for discriminating institutions lands as Reagan seeks a second term. Critics charge insensitivity in race matters while his campaign weighs the black vote and perception versus truth in politics. The White House defends authority and insists the administration listens to concerns.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Thomas I. Atkins
NAACP
John E. Jacob
National Urban League
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IRS
Bands Shine at Festival Parade Amid Accordion Question
Readers praise the Eastern Iowa Band Festival parade performances by high school and junior high groups. One letter questions the inclusion of Boddicker School of Music's accordion band.
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Iowa
Boddicker School of Music
Rate inequities and editorial rebuttals amid festival concerns
A reader denounces electricity rate hikes for residents while commercial users pay more, calling for equal increases and a protest against advertising by an accordion band at the Eastern Iowa Band Festival. The letter also tackles Bible translation debate and critiques a Gazette juries remark, urging public action and relief from inequity.
Gazette Letter Guidelines for Readers
The Gazette invites letters under a 400 word limit and asks writers to include name street address and signature. A non published telephone number is required for authentication. Letters should address issues and events rather than personalities, avoid verse, allow only one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Peril in Religion as Court Ruling Sparks Outcry
The Rev. Bob Jones decried the decision as a death blow to religious freedom and likened the U.S. to communism. He attacked the justices, calling them eight evil old men and one vain and foolish woman, and warned of ongoing fires of controversy.
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Washington
Bob Jones
United States
Earl Warren
Public policy and liberty in religious practice critiques
The author uses historical court cases and figures to argue that established public policy shapes limits on First Amendment religious practices. He cites Bob Jones, Jim Jones, and Burger’s view on experience over logic, noting segregation and dangerous interpretations of faith threaten democracy and public welfare.
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Supreme Court
Burger
Father Coughlin
Jim Jones
Ayatollah Khomeini
D L Kimball on Iowa court reform tyrannical shift
A reader denounces the unified court system as tyrannical and undemocratic arguing elected judges are essential to a republic. The piece warns of bureaucratic growth and loss of citizen control while urging lawsuits against government overreach. It cites Smith vs Wade and calls for jury trials.
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United States
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Republic
Nazi Germany
George
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Iowa Constitutional Rights Committee
Fayette tax consultant and author writes on civic views
Fayette based tax consultant and former Iowa state representative offers wide ranging observations under the banner periodic observations from some thought ful Eastern Iowans invited to express them selves here. The topics are unlimited and the views are theirs.
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Fayette
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