Letters to the Gazette Promote Peace Walk and U N Drug Day
Letter writers urge participation in the American Soviet Peace Walk in Iowa June 29 to July 8 and praise peaceful exchange with Soviet visitors. The piece also cites rising imprisonment rates, religious politics, and a summary of United Nations drug control efforts led by agencies such as the U N Fund for Drug Abuse Control and Lions Club International.
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Iowa
United States
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Moscow
Jesus
Calvin Comfort
Des Moines
United Nations
U.N
U.N. Fund For Drug Abuse Control
U.N. Division of
Narcotic Drugs
Lions Club International
Norwegian exchange student ends Iowa stay at Washington High
A Norwegian student recounts arriving in Cedar Rapids in August, studying at Washington High School, and living with a local family. She thanks teachers, neighbors, state representatives Dick and Donna Lohse, and Cheri Bramwell for support and friendship before returning home.
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Cedar Rapids
Norway
Washington High School
Iowa
Washington
Dick and
Donna Lohse
Mayo link questioned and prison space urged
A reader criticizes St Luke s Hospital for outsourcing pathology to Mayo Medical Laboratories and urges expansion of Iowa prison beds. The letter argues University Hospitals in Iowa City are superior to Rochester facilities and notes overcrowding at Oakdale affects staff and inmates. The writer asks readers to contact senators and the governor to support new prison capacity.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Mayo Medical Laboratories
Iowa
St. Luke’s
United States
Mayo
Kingsley Grant
Barry Spear
Oakdale
Iowa Board of Parole
William P. Lacey Oakdale
Inattention-worthy column on Hunter Thompson and Genera tion of Swine
Walter E. Kellison Jr. critiques Hunter S. Thompson as an outrageous but influential journalist. He notes Thompson, unlike George Will, inserts himself into stories and favors extreme sensationalism while gaining serious attention from public figures. Kellison cites Thompson’s past boastful travels and critiques leaders, questioning the literary value and motives behind his work.
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Mike Deupree
Hunter S. Thompson
George Will
Thompson
Rolling Stone
The
San Francisco Examiner
Will
Dr. Thompson
Hell’s Angels
Patrick Buchanan
Gary Hart
John Chancellor
Frank Mankiewicz
McGovern
Carter
William F. Buckley Jr
Mr. Deupree
Hunter Thompson
J.C. Whitney
Joyce
Proust
Coleridge
Shakespeare
Wilson
Eliot
Walter E. Kellison Jr
Fourth Ave
Iowa Lawmakers Urged to Confront Seat Belt Debate
Readers press candidates for Iowa House and Senate to declare positions on mandatory seat belts and on initiative and referendum safeguards. They call for addressing causes of crashes such as speed careless driving and drunken driving and note rising fatalities since the 1987 seat belt law took effect.
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Iowa
House
Senate
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Doctor Paul Orcutt Retires From Family Practice
Dorothy V. Hite of Marion writes to praise Dr. Paul Orcutt for 28 years of care. She recalls his kindness during her husband’s cancer battle and grief after his passing, noting his retirement in June and hoping for a similarly considerate successor.
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Paul Orcutt
Dorothy V. Hite
10Th Ave
Marion
Graduation crowds and metered parking at Five Seasons Center
A Cedar Rapids reader condemns new parking tickets issued to graduates families and friends during ceremonies. The letter questions downtown valet parking push and urges a dedicated graduation day meter policy to prevent painful bills while hoping the center raises funds to stay open.
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Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Regional Echoes From Eastern Iowa Readers
Outlooks gathers periodic observations from Eastern Iowans invited to share their views. Topics vary widely and reflect personal perspectives.
Cedar Rapids Professor Active in Democratic Politics
Paul A. Smith of Cedar Rapids teaches science at Coe College and is active in Democratic Party politics. He holds faculty status and engages in party activities in the local area.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Lift math science education to help all learners
A critical call to rebalance university graduate programs and reward systems. The author argues that emphasis on pure research over instructional support harms students learning math and science and urges national action to integrate graduate training with helping learners overcome their difficulties.
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Boards of Regents
Right Witty Roast Triggers Shorthand Reporter Riff
Carl Kane recounts a breakfast talk at the Iowa Shorthand Reporters Association convention where a joke about Justice O Conn or being chief justice sparks a debate on phrasing. Debra Shields notes proceedings in Judge William Eads s courtroom as William Valenta and Walter Heaton join in a humorous exchange about language and words.
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Iowa
Justice O’connor
Walter Heaton
William Valenta
Bill
Heaton
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Write Right
Carl Kane
Papa Bull Echo
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