Writing as a Core Skill Refocus in U.S. Schools
The editorial urges urgency in boosting student writing, citing a National Assessment of Educational Progress study showing fewer than 20 percent of 30,000 students can produce a well developed assignment. It calls for more time on writing instruction, home literacy, and topic choice to foster confident graduates.
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Lawmaker questions repeated CEBA grants in Iowa funding
Iowa lawmaker Roger Halvorson raised concerns about repeat CEBA grant applications from certain employers. He noted the 5.8 million CEBA pool and argued the fund should not be accessed freely for ongoing expansion. Cedar Rapids has benefited, but distribution should target new jobs and additional options explored.
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Fairness in Coverage of Evolution Debate in The Gazette
Letter to the editor praising The Gazette for including Cal Thomas while urging balanced presentation of evolution and creation theories. The writer argues both sides deserve fair treatment and cites fossil record debates and historical trials as context. R.C. Rauch, Cedar Rapids.
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Ewald L. Stuempfig
Vinton
Civitan and Mount Mercy aid accessible dorm rooms
David Novak thanks Mount Mercy College and the Linn County Civitan Club for installing accessibility upgrades in two Regina Hall rooms. Volunteers and college facilities staff added restroom hardware grab bars modified light switches outlets window openers and lever door handles on June 4. The Civitan Club marked its 25th anniversary in service to the community.
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Mount Mercy
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Linn County Civitan
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Cedar Rapids
Be a Republican The party of the forgotten man
A speaker endorses the Republican Party praising capitalism and opposing what is described as costly medical care bills. The text attacks the Democratic Party as big government, punishing workers, and lacking credibility, while urging the GOP to follow Lincoln's vision for prosperity.
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Gazette Letter Guidelines Include Public Business Rules
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns with editing for publication. Letters address public issues, must include full name signature address and daytime phone, though addresses are not printed. Limit is 300 words per writer per 30 days. TM column up to 700 words. mailing address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. FAX 3985846.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Right and Wrong Writing by Carl Kane Analyzed
The author humorously critiques complex sentence structure and phrasing. He examines examples from Iowa contexts, noting how punctuation and word choice can change meaning and readability.
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Carl Kane
Why we all stared at O Js run
Mark S. Goulston examines the public fascination with the O J Simpson chase, arguing voyeurism provides emotional catharsis and reassurance. He discusses how viewers identify with victims and perpetrators, seek distance, and cope with fear through sensational coverage, with notes on both men and women.
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