Editorial: UI Students Should Engage City Government Not Via Non voting Seat
The Gazette argues against a non voting City Council seat for University of Iowa students. It supports existing links through a Student Senate subcommittee and notes past council members’ involvement and concrete outcomes like parking ramp debit cards. It suggests board and commission appointments offer real voting influence for student voices.
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Uiversity OF
Iowa
Iowa City
Jason Shore
Shore
Ross Wilburn
Wilburn
USSG
Andy Stoll
Letters on Iowa schools and social welfare notes
Stephen Regan from Cedar Rapids and Alice Green from Marion argue that Iowa schools cannot meet all demands due to lack of funds declining enrollments and rising regulations They question who sets priorities and how the vulnerable such as the disabled and orphans relying on Social Security will be treated in the future.
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Iowa
Stephen Regan
Cedar Rapids
Alice Green
Marion
To Iraq war opponents listen more talk less letter
A February letter argues war protesters listen not accept the case for war. It contests shifting Bush rationale, cites Iraq funding vs education spending, and questions priorities and respect for protesters while urging more listening.
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Iraq
Bush
Fourth Generation warfare reshapes Middle East crisis
The piece argues Syria and Lebanon illustrate a new form of conflict centered on dispersed, fifth warfare tactics. It links Rafik Hariri’s assassination to global backlash and explores how Fourth Generation warfare challenges state actors, media, and public opinion amid regional upheaval.
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Hariri
William Lind
Marine Corps Gazette
Lind
United States
Saddam Hussein
Uncle Sam
Iraq
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
America
Corridor urged to embrace diversity in the Technology Corridor
The Gazette reports a Feb. 23 article urging employers in the Technology Corridor to value the law and end all discrimination. The piece argues that diversity efforts can mask age discrimination and calls for rejecting prejudice in hiring and promotion.
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the Gazette
High School Education Critique Highlights Iowa Standards Pressure
An editorial notes Technology Corridor officials fault graduates while ACT and ITED scores stay high. It argues curricula are shaped to test criteria under layered state and federal mandates including integration and multicultural fairness, with concerns over college preparedness and bureaucratic overload.
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ACT
ITED
Iowa
Gold Dome
Iowa Department of Education
Social Security as Insurance Not Investment
The program is framed as insurance for those who cannot work, not an investment. It had surpluses borrowed by the government, and many seniors struggle despite benefits. Critics claim it won’t work, but it has operated for 70 years, aiding those with no income and survivors.
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Republican Party
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