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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1986
Page
6
A lengthy editorial questions the premise of allowing unlicensed teachers in home or church schools. It probes whether excluding outside ideas protects children or merely preserves parental control and religious doctrine, and challenges whether early isolation prepares youths for the real world or stifles critical thinking.
GAO notes the Pentagon overestimated inflation in 1986 by a rate higher than the actual, yielding a 7.5 billion windfall and about 40 billion over five years. Nine senators from both parties urge deducting the windfall from 1987 defense requests to curb misbudgeting.
A New York Times Service opinion piece critiques U S policy on surveillance and drug testing. It warns that presuming innocence is eroded by lie detectors drug tests and broad private intrusions. The author argues for strict privacy rights and targeted policing over mass searches and workplace testing.
A letter excerpt cites Sen Orrin Hatch and Brig Gen Jack Mohr warning of a Soviet-Ops plan to seize Mexico and Central America. It quotes a 1976 intelligence report alleging congressmen died after warning Ford about a Communist takeover, with references to Red Dawn fears and American distrust of globalists.
The writer extends gratitude to The Gazette and Iowa readers for sending Campbell soup labels to Sister M. Clare in Hays Montana. He notes many labels continue to arrive and praises those who mailed them or sent canceled stamps for St. Ludmila's. He expresses happiness at the kindness of good people.
Outlooks presents periodic observations from eastern Iowa residents who express their thoughts on a wide range of topics. The piece emphasizes that opinions are personal and no single stance is prescribed.
Terri Hoyland of Cedar Rapids serves as director of public relations and personnel for the SCI Financial Group and is completing a doctorate in communications at the University of Iowa.
A reflective piece honoring Terry Fitzpatrick who died young. It frames time as a precious, finite resource and illustrates how she prioritized meaningful work, family, volunteering, nature, and self care. It urges readers to identify personal priorities and act decisively to live purposefully.
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