Iowa considers bus driver age rule in 1980s debate
Rep Betty Jean Clark seeks 21 year old minimum for school bus drivers in Iowa but critics warn it would cut nearly 500 of 11 000 drivers and hinder districts. Current rules require chauffeur license and school bus permit with ages 18 plus approved training, balancing safety and access. Unruly riders raise safety concerns and may require discipline or alternative transport.
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Iowa
Betty Jean Clark
Rockwell
Cerro Gordo County
Rep. Clark
Eilberg goes free and Carter faces scrutiny
A New York Times analysis recounts the 1977 Oval Office call by President Carter to Attorney General Bell regarding Philadelphia Congressman Joshua Eilberg. It details alleged obstruction, the firing of U S attorney David Marston, plea deal shifts, and questions about justice in Carter’s administration.
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Carter
Oval Office
Pennsylvania
Joshua Eilberg
U.S
Philadelphia
David Marston
Jimmy Carter
Griffin Bell
Brooks Brothers
Duke Zeibert
Bell
Eilberg
Marston
Justice Department
Charles Ruff
Ford
Ruff
Ben Civiletti
Leiberman
FBI
Philadelphia U.S
Criminal Division
Wade McCree
Carter Justice
Washington, D.C
Open-and-shut case on Dolter pregnancy firing
A Dubuque teacher, Susan Dolter, was fired for pregnancy amid a dispute over unemployment benefits. The piece argues she should be reinstated with back pay and full benefits, viewing the school's actions as hypocritical and unfair and noting her Christian conscience and good standing in the English department.
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Dubuque
Susan Dolter
Wahlert High
Editorial attack on religion in politics sparks apology call
A Gazette February editorial criticizing Sen Jepsen and Rep Grassley for attending a religious service and displaying a plaque prompts readers to demand fairness. The letter argues the piece biased against sincere faith and urges The Gazette to apologize to the officials and readers.
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the Gazette
Sen. Jepsen
Rep. Grassley
God
Jesus Christ
Sen
Jepsen
Senate
Jesus
Gazette
Davenport
Westside
Mercy Hospital care praised after infant stay
A Bridgeman family thanks Mercy Hospital pediatrics staff Sister Margaret Mary Kathy Kitham and Diana Patrick for caring for their four month old son during a February 3 to 11 stay. They describe attentive service and the hospital motto We care as true.
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Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Margaret Mary
R.N
Kathy Kitham
Diana Patrick
L.P.N
Gun rights and law enforcement in a constitutional frame
The text argues that criminals will always have guns and urges strict law enforcement, including the death penalty, to deter crime. It warns against gun control as disadvantages to law abiding Americans and cites the Constitution and founding fathers’ blood as the source of freedoms.
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U.S
Creation and evolution debate in Iowa editorial
Letter writer disputes a February editorial on State Sen. John Jensen’s bill to require teaching the creation story as a theory alongside evolution in Iowa schools. The writer rejects the claim that evolution is the sole scientific concept for human origins and questions the use of science to define knowledge.
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John Jensen
Iowa
Webster
Home Show Experience Turns Off Lights Loud Noise Frustration
A visitor recounts attending the Home Show on February 18, finding lights cut but the outer ring lit and a deafening roar that lasted for an extended period. They urge readers to contact Five Seasons management with opinions.
Energy crisis remark sparks front page controversy
A reader derides a photo caption from a Feb. 24 Five Seasons Center feature, calling it inappropriate. The note labels the image as front-page pornography amid debate over energy coverage.
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Five Seasons Center
Community urges cleaner streets and responsible littering
A reader urges residents to pick up after themselves and clean up public spaces. They advocate more trash cans and roadside litter sacks in cars, plus lids on garbage to reduce litter in streets and ditches.
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Art Heusinkveid
J. F. Hladky
Frank Nye
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Gregory Peck
Beatrice Arthur
State Department of Public Instruction
Carter Wow
Carter Justice Department
Alan Lieberman
New York Times Service
Congress
Ms. Dolter
Europe
Mrs
Ronald Bridgeman
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