Demonizing Japan hazards world economy says Talton
Jon Talton argues that anti Japan sentiment risks harming American and global interests. He notes genuine issues in Japan’s trade practices and warns against trade war rhetoric while urging cooperation and open markets between the United States and Japan. Talton, Dayton Daily News business editor, cites historical context and current economic realities.
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America
Japan
Theodore Roosevelt
California
Tokyo
Greater East Asia
Michael Dukakis
Berlin Wall
Washington
U.S
United States
Jon Talton
Dayton (Ohio
Daily News
Delays urged as Iowa cautions on draining wetlands
The Gazette editorial warns Iowans about rushing to reclaim marginal land for agriculture or development. It argues the long term environmental and cultural costs of drainings, sloughs, and marsh destruction may outweigh short term gains, noting federal policies slowing projects along the Mississippi to allow impact review.
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Mississippi River
Arkansas
Blame and accountability after New York social club fire
In the wake of the Happy Land tragedy 87 people died in New York. The piece argues the disaster stems from systemic negligence and cites wardens and the Buildings Department for prior closure orders. It criticizes enforcement lapses and calls for accountability for the unsafe club opening.
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New York
Cedar Rapids
Julio Gonzalez
Happy Land Club
David Dinkins
Buildings Department
Dinkins
Seat belt law debate cites Iowa and national fatalities
A reader questions a 1987 Iowa seat belt law arguing fatalities rose before and after its adoption. He cites Iowa and U.S. figures, criticizes press coverage, and urges candidates to state positions on repealing the law while claiming media ignored his data.
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John Q
Iowa
IDOT
U.S
H. Lenz
Route 1
Sumner
Illinois highway plan sparks Cedar Rapids protest letter
A citizen denounces a proposed St. Louis to Minneapolis super highway as a pork barrelling misuse that would mainly benefit land developers gas stations and cheap motels. The writer cites foul air and criticizes the local mayor and Korean laborers, urging Illinois to take the road.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Joe vs the Volcano review raises concerns for teens
A reader warns that the film’s ending depicts a non realistic suicide by own action and may affect troubled teens. The letter urges reviewers to mention this risk to viewers and parents and considers the film’s impact on a large teen audience.
Lithuania asks free world to not be cautiously silent
The author warns that history may judge past silence as tanks roll again in Lithuania and calls for action from readers to support Lithuanian freedom, referencing Gorbachev and Landsbergis while urging concern for Baltic people.
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Molotov
Ribbentrop
Baltic
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Katya
Aria Juanslavietis
Idaho St. SE
Gazette cites harsh nine year term for Tom Vogt
The Gazette argues the nine year sentence given to Tom Vogt by Federal Judge Hansen is unfair and mirrors Iowa’s average for second degree murder convictions. Vogt, a non dealer who shared cocaine with friends who used cocaine prior to meeting him, questions the justice of such parity.
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Tom Vogt
Hansen
the Gazette
Iowa
Right historic article debate on use of an before historic
Carl Kane argues for using a historic with a, while others defend an historic as British heritage. David Walker notes common misusage by teachers and readers, and readers weigh in on ain't and dictionary etymology.
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David Walker
Walker
Coralville
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Dale Larson
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
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Mark Bowden
By Jon Talton
Honda Motor Co
Ohio
Honda
Cox News Service
Ima
Happy Land
Iar
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Illinois
Art Grein
First Ave
Stalin
Mr. Andropov
Mr. Gorbachev
Mr. Landsbergis
Free World
Carl Kane
Helen A. Danforth
Mount Vernon
S. Grovdahl
Ossian
Dictio
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