Scrap the test to fix fairness in aptitude screening
Editorial calls for abandoning the General Aptitude Test Battery used by the Labor Department for job referrals. It condemns racial score adjustments as reverse discrimination, cites weak test validity and security, and argues the test wastes time and skews access. urges scrapping the test entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Bee Study Group
National Research Council
John A. Hartigan
Yale University
Lorrie A. Shepard
University of Colorado
Television in Parliament Sparks Debate on Televising Lawmakers
U S observers note Britain's Parliament debates televised coverage while Congress is already familiar with C-SPAN style air. Critics mock Parliament's ground rules as anti democratic while predicting public acclimation to televised sessions. Televising a legislature is seen as a necessary democratic tool despite chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Great Britain
House of Commons
Skeptic Voices On Biotechnology From Iowa Conference
Rev. Norm White of the Archdiocese of Dubuque cautions about safety claims in genetic engineering and agricultural biotech. He recalls nuclear waste worries, irradiation, and water contamination after past assurances, urging skepticism toward scientific guarantees and corporate assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Iowa
Norm White
Rural Life Office
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Memorial Day Challenge Remembered and Flag Vandalism Recounted
A reader recalls Harry Boyd's editorial on Memorial Day and laments the theft of 61 American flags at Linwood Cemetery. VFW Post 788 members placed the flags and hope for replacement, noting some damaged beyond repair while honoring veterans’ service. The piece urges respect for the U S flag and contemplates future generations rising to the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Boyd
the Gazette
Mr. Boyd
Linwood Cemetery
VFW
Boyd
United States of America
Courageous prayer editorial misreads court stand
The Gazette's May 25 piece accuses a young man of arrogance and ignorance for seeking a public prayer stance at graduation. The letter argues Judge O'Brian upheld church state separation and notes small town myths about religiosity mislead readers, contrasting Onawa with Dayton in the Scopes era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Onawa
Dayton
Tenn
H.L. Mencken
Baltimore
Witness Sought After Buick Century Backs Into Chevy Celebrity
A minor collision occurred in the Johnson Avenue HyVee front parking lot on May 6 when a 1989 burgundy Buick Century backed into a 1984 cream Chevy Celebrity station wagon. Witnesses are asked to call 396-4651.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Avenue HyVee
Water safety concerns prompt call for testing and conservation
A Marion reader argues toxic herbicides threaten shallow water tables and urges mandatory conservation on all farm ground and government funding for long term testing of herbicides and pollution to protect rivers, streams, and future generations.
Art on a Fence Show Draws Local Gallery Visitors
On Crescent Street SE near Brucemore a fence lined driveway hosted the annual Art-on-a-Fence Show. Area artists displayed paintings for viewers to enjoy and perhaps purchase, in a day described as successful and enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Street
Senery Brucemore
Creative Artists
Public outcry over Cedar Rapids Airport Commission costs
A reader accuses city leaders and the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission of mishandling funds. They allege a $2 million lawsuit costs taxpayers, criticize favoritism, and urge accountability from the mayor and elected officials. The letter calls for pay reductions and responsible governance before the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Airport
Airport Commission
Letter Guidelines Emphasize Public Business and Authentication
The note outlines letter writing rules: shorten all letters, include writer name street address and signature, keep phone number private for authentication, limit to 300 words, focus on issues and public events rather than personalities, avoid poetry, and allow one letter per writer every 30 days.
Victimless crimes critique fuels fallen era debate
A column argues 1960s radicals promoted drug use promiscuity prostitution and homosexuality as victimless acts. It claims these ideologies ignored harm from AIDS single mothers addicted infants and contaminated blood and calls for accountability and abstinence rather than denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilde Krim
Aids Medical Foundation
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
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Ashington
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Jim Wright
House
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Capitol Hill
Today
Commons
U.S
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Flag
O’brian
Jesus
Kurt
Lindale
Marion
Commission
ETTER
Woodstock
of Garrison
Cedar Rapids Area
Dickerson
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