Students help housing program seek low cost homes
Cedar Rapids teachers and builders run a student built housing project. Prices exceed 139000 for the latest unit and a Wolf Creek site is planned. City leaders consider easing setbacks to fit small lots in older neighborhoods.
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Cedar Rapids
Wolf Creek
Hiawatha
Hayes
Mark Donahue
Scott Olson
Affordable Housing Commission
Olson
Dave Smith
Terry Knake
Oak Hill
Knake
Donahue
Smith
Branstad vetoes 10 million for Capitol complex repairs
Editorial criticizes Gov. Terry Branstad for vetoing 10 million in state Capitol complex repair funding while preserving money to restore the Statehouse. It argues delaying repairs raises costs and increases parking and access problems, urging passage of planned improvements.
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Terry Branstad
Capitol
Des Moines
Branstad
State Historical
Statehouse
Capitol Complex
Dole and Hollywood in a battle over free speech
A column argues that Senator Dole and Hollywood share blame for declining morals and cultural war rhetoric. It cites Phil Gramm Pat Buchanan and William Bennett as influences while urging accountability for Time Warner and film studios. The piece contends both moguls and politicians fuel society and calls for gun control and consumer vigilance.
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Los Angeles
Robert Dole
Hollywood
West
Repub
Phil Gramm
Pat Buchanan
Gramm
Buchanan
White House
National Archives
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
New York
America
Dole
Senate
William Bennett
Bennett
Time- Warner
Time-Warner
Washington
Cole
Los Angeles Times
Times
Peter Ranier
Warner Bros
Listen to the children Regarding the May 28 letter
A reader recalls a granddaughter custody case and urges lawmakers to hear children. The writer notes a 20 year estrangement with the father and argues children should choose their living arrangements, hoping to influence child rights laws with community help.
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The Gazette invites letters and guest columns on public matters. Letters must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published. Anonymous submissions are not allowed. Limit is 300 words per letter with one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Networks promise cleaner prime time lineup scrutiny
The Gazette TV Vision previews the 1995 96 ABC prime time schedule with a spokesman admitting a shift to more adult content at 7 pm to chase ratings. The piece notes the push targets young viewers and cites NYPD Blue as an example of ratings over community well being by the Channel 9 outlet.
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the Gazette
TV Vision
ABC
Channel 9
Nypd Blue
No computer can replace a good teacher summary
An argument that human instruction remains essential in learning despite a technological shift. The author recalls Professor A C Nielsen and stresses that teachers impart life and motivation beyond machines. Parents, extended families, schools, churches, and communities collectively educate, shaping values and behavior. Cedar Rapids official holds district and Marion I S D administration role.
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A.C. Nielsen
Energy of confronting difficulty shapes learning and growth
A guest column argues that difficult situations teach the most and that true education involves challenging false thinking. It recounts a junior high incident where a disruptive seventh grader was confronted with a firm consequence, illustrating how clear solutions change behavior and underscore the teacher’s role in society.
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Charles Kettering
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