Letter Defends Journal-Eureka Against Midland Times Cannibalization Claim
In a June letter to The Gazette, the Journal-Eureka responds to accusations from Midland Times editor Bobb Kammerer that the Anamosa Journal-Eureka is cannibalizing the Wyoming paper. The author argues the Times lost official publication status due to poor legal publication practices and credits the Journal-Eureka with stability and timely billing. The letter asserts Kammerer has relied on council criticism and that shared news between papers benefits both, not a unilateral take.
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Anamosa Journal-Eureka
Gazette
The
Midland Times of Wyoming
Journal-Eureka
Times
Bobb Kammerer
Anamosa
Monticello
the Gazette
the Times
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Balderdash
Kammerer
Midland Times
Profitable checkoff urges Iowa soy referendum June 28
A farmer letter urges Iowa soy growers to vote on the June 28 checkoff referendum at county extension offices. It argues the 1 cent per bushel checkoff funds research, market development, and promotion, claiming strong returns and highlighting a Chase Econometrics study showing price gains from checkoff exports. It encourages individual action and notes refunds are available.
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Chase Econometrics
U.S
Community anger over police beating at Wilson shelter protest
Mrs. Joe Mead of Marion urges new leaders, questions Mayor Canney's care after a crowd on Wilson sidewalk faces brutal police action. She recalls nightstick threats, intimidation, and an unnecessary attack amid concerns for animals and residents.
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Dr. Anthony
Animal Shelter
Mayor Canney
Wilson
Bever Park Reservoir Overgrown. Neighbors Demand Action
Readers urge action on the Bever Park Reservoir atop Cannonball Hill which has been untended and overgrown for years. Petitioners Susan Taylor Chehak and Thomas A. Chehak of Van Nuys call for clarification and a plan, with Ken Bastian Jr. of Washington, D.C. and Jay Tannenbaum of Mill Valley signing in for support.
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Bever Park
Cannonball Hill
Susan Taylor Chehak
Thomas A. Chehak
van Nuys
Calif
Ken Bastian Jr
Washington, D.C
Jay Tannenbaum
Mill Valley
Big thanks to Eagle Foods workers amid local tensions
A reader praises Eagle Foods Council Street staff for a positive outing experience and laments police actions during recent strikes at Wilson Foods. The letter recalls June 6 violence, questions arrests, and argues unions deserve fair treatment while urging calm amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Eagle Foods
Council Street
Opposition group derides IE rate hike proposal in Gazette editorial
A reader attacks Iowa Electric Light and Power Company proposed rate increases in a Gazette letter. He urges wage cuts by IE employees, recalls 1980s austerity rhetoric, and ties the issue to unemployment and a Branstad-backed unemployment benefit cut. He calls for IE to retract the proposal.
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the Gazette
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Horace Webb
Fantasy Island
Reagan
Hollywood
The
Gazette
Job Service of
Iowa
Terry
Branstad
Reaganomics
Cedar Rapids educators thank private sector for retirees dinner
Grateful educators in Cedar Rapids thank private sector donors for a dinner at Stouffer's on June 7 for Cedar Rapids Community School District retirees. They praise the dinner entertainment and congenial atmosphere marking the end of long careers in education for local teachers.
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Cedar Rapids
Stouffers
United States
Gazette Letters Guidelines for Readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 400 words edited for clarity. Include writer name street address signature and a non published telephone for authentication. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities. One letter per writer every 30 days. no anonymous contributions and no verse.
Right Use of Convince and Persuade in Writing
A brief guide explains that convince and persuade are not interchangeable. Convince uses facts and reasoning to establish a point while persuade aims to induce action. correct usage follows specific patterns with to or that and avoids misusing convince.
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Associated Press
O'Toole
Astral
20Th Century-Fox
Convince
Smart Dumb and Dumb Smart in the Bell Curve Study
A humorous study plots people by Smart and Dumb traits revealing a bell curve. It notes individuals who are Smart but Dumb or Dumb but Smart, with profiles of S and I and a critic’s take on middle-tier thinkers. The piece ends affirming the author’s comfort in the middle of the curve.
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Washington
CIA
John Gunther
U.S.A
U.S
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