Erasing deficit of self esteem in Baltimore
Illiteracy grips adults across Baltimore, with 200000 lacking high school completion and 46 percent unable to understand a front page story. The Ripken Learning Center, funded by Cal Ripken and his wife, offers aid, while urban schools struggle with social promotions and shrinking opportunities. Public literacy programs aim not for Moby Dick but to read to children and access job ads, underscoring literacy as essential to humanity.
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Ripken Learning Center
Cal Ripken
Orioles
Shortstop
Kelly
Baltimore
Grinnell Peace Project Honors Elkader Girl Scouts
Nine Elkader Girl Scouts from Troop 189 received Grinnell Peace Project Award recognition for their support of Algeria projects. Their efforts raised over $12,000, developed hunger education materials, and funded a ram breeding program a water pump and a weather station for rural Algeria.
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Elkader
United Nations
Idriss Jazairy
International Fund For Agricultural Development
Algeria
Jazairy
Iowa Peace Institute
Iowa legislature ethics plan shocks with $50 food cap
A Iowa special commission proposes a $50 yearly limit on meals from lobbyists for lawmakers, contrasting with existing up to $350 per day. It also suggests seriously raising per diem to reflect actual housing and meal costs, addressing concerns over ethical improprieties and taxpayer burden.
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Hether
Iowa
Attorney general defends duties amid arbitration funding dispute
The attorney general responds to an editorial claim of political motive in filing a brief with the Iowa Supreme Court over arbitration awards in a public employee bargaining case. He cites duty to defend constitutionality, notes the governor's Funding stance, and stresses the case involves significant legal questions rather than partisan motives.
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the Gazette
Iowa Supreme Court
Nussle attacks scandals over bank practices
In a letter to The Gazette a reader rebuts Rep. Jim Nussle alleging no real scandal exists in the House cooperative bank. The writer argues taxpayers did not cover checks and notes Nussle himself used the bank, criticizing his pursuit of accusations while urging him to demonstrate real achievements.
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Jim Nussle
House of Representatives
House
House Cooperative Bank
Rep. Nussle
Biased reporting on Gazette page 25A draws reader ire
Christopher R Browne of Marion criticizes two March 22 Gazette articles on abortion for biased, one sided content. He says the pieces resembled opinion pages more than fair reporting, and urges publication standards be corrected.
Senator Miller Praises Budget Appeal Bill Support
In a March 17 letter Ventura Iowa Senator Alvin V. Miller the Local Government Committee chair states Sen Beverly Hannon did not introduce the bill but led a subcommittee for research. The bill came as a study measure from county city and school officials and passed with no nay votes urging fair honest budget appeal processes.
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Beverly Hannon
Senate
Sen. Hannon
Alvin V. Miller
Local Government Committee
Ventura
Iowa
Even Big Names Slip On Language Rules
A reader notes frequent New York Times gaffes in verb tense usage plural agreement and word choice. Examples include lay vs lain low, sank vs sunk, has with history, friendship is vs are, and subordinate vs subordinent. The piece praises careful wording and strong usage choices like purposefully.
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New York Times
the Times
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Bonnie Campbell
Iown
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