Clean slate for Cedar Rapids new school chief
Editorial notes EWIL FINCH arrives as Cedar Rapids Community Schools new superintendent with a promise to listen and learn before acting His prior Colorado district faced a culture war over schools highlighting the need to avoid clashes here The letter urges cautious leadership and community engagement to serve a diverse student body and ease tensions in a growingly stormy educational landscape.
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Ewil Finch
Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Jefferson County
Colo
ABC
Cedar Rapids
Lewis Finch
Gazette
John Kirsch
Leap Second Adds One More Minute for June
The International Earth Rotation Service in Paris adds a leap second on the last day of June, making June 30 contain an extra second before 8 p.m. This is the 19th leap second since 1972 and follows a leap second added last year. The adjustment accounts for irregular Earth rotation versus atomic clocks, ensuring navigation accuracy. Si asks what to do with the extra second.
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International Earth Rotation Service
Paris
Earth
Associated Press
Gay Games coverage fuels media clash over gay rights
The piece argues major outlets including The New York Times push pro gay rights stories, while PBS broadcasts One Nation Under God. It cites Exodus International leaders and critics, noting AIDS, monogamy claims, and attempts to prove change is possible, framing a broader culture war over tolerance and the born gay theory.
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New York City
Big Media
New York Times
The
Times
the Times
Public Broadcasting System
Michael
Bussee
Gary Cooper
Exodus International
Exodus
Cooper
USA Today
Bob Davies
Davies
Exodus Ministries
North America
Europe
South Pacific
PBS
Waterloo School Board Wrangles Over Creationism in Science Class
Linda Vance of Marion reports the Waterloo School Board voted to prohibit teaching creationism in science courses. The board reaffirmed that science classes should stay within established scientific methods and theories, reserving religion for personal belief.
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Waterloo School Board
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette will consider letters and guest columns addressing public matters. Not all can be printed. Submissions must include the writer's full name signature street address and daytime phone. Addresses are not published. Limit about 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days. Mail Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or FAX 398-5846.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Down the road to theocracy
The author warns that a rising conservative Christian political movement seeks to replace democracy with a theocracy, pushing for laws that restrict rights and enforce uniform behavior. It argues true conservatives oppose government overreach and labels the movement radical, urging opposition in defense of liberty.
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America
Indo-China
Panama
Policy on teaching promotes indoctrination in Lake County schools
Guest columnist condemns a Lake County Florida school board policy requiring teachers to instill a patriotic, pro capitalist view and suppress critical debate. The piece argues the policy mirrors historic indoctrination in authoritarian regimes and urges reversal to defend academic ethics and free inquiry.
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Lake County
Fla
Christian Right
Lake County School Board
Stalin
Nazi Germany
Shay
Joseph McCarthy
United States
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