Contras Aid Debate and Maryknoll Activism Highlight Central America
An opinion piece attacks U S policy toward the contras and United Fruit, calling for an end to aid and to leaving the banana boat. It cites Maryknoll magazine's Central America coverage and urges activism, urging readers to oppose political deception and seek broader political options beyond A and B parties.
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Congress
United Fruit
Khadafy
PAC
America
Central America
Maryknoll Magazine
Maryknoll
el Salvador
Iowa Considers Five-County Video Lottery Pilot
The editorial opposes a plan to let the state run video lottery games in five counties. It notes lawmakers hope to use machines in taverns to boost revenue, while critics fear gambling expansion and social harm. The piece questions popularity among tavern patrons and youth.
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Iowa
Lottery Commission
Lotto
Senate
Video lottery taints youths and mockes state integrity
The column denounces video lottery as a tacky scheme that preys on youngsters and turns gaming into a ubiquitous habit. It argues the gambles prey on emotion, risk public funds, and erode government credibility while lamenting lawmakers’ enthusiasm for the revenue idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune Magazine
Oscar snubs spark debate over The Color Purple
Critics clash over The Color Purple 11 nominations with protests from The Coalition Against Black Exploitation and NAACP chapter while National Review critiques perceived stereotypes. Authors warn that society still reads blacks first, humans second, as no Oscars go to the film and backlash endures.
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Coalition Against Black Exploitation
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
NAACP
National Review
Academy
Dallas
Vocal music teacher spared in school layoff vote
At a meeting seven positions faced layoff with a 6-1 vote. Miss Lori Caylor was targeted while Mr William Huntoon voted to save her. A caller thanks Huntoon and urges alternatives to dismissals to keep Caylor on staff and in the vocal music room.
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Lori Caylor
William Huntoon
Caylor
She Ig
Coe College Senate Condemns Apartheid Policy
The Coe College Student Senate on March 19 adopted a resolution denouncing apartheid in South Africa. The statement affirms dignity and rights, calls for equal opportunity, and urges the college to engage moral and social issues beyond campus. Senate chair Stephanie Kroger and student body president Loyd Ogle supported the resolution.
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Coe College
South Africa
Coe
Stephanie Kroger
Loyd Ogle
Ist. Ave. NE
Law Aims to Make Seat Belt Use a Habit
A writer argues that a new law encouraging seat belt use could save lives by turning non wearers into habitual wearers. The piece notes the potential impact on loved ones and even the reader.
Change in doughnut price leads to man's arrest
A March 12 report describes a man arrested after an incident over doughnut pricing. The article implies he struggled to afford the purchase and faced a price explanation from a clerk at day’s end. Critics question how remaining doughnuts could gain value and trigger an arrest.
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Anne Sword
Devonwood Ave
Eagle to close Cedar Rapids groceries 135 employees lose jobs
Jim and Arlene Duggan of Fairfax mourn the Eagle chain liquidation in Cedar Rapids affecting 135 local workers. They recall twenty years of shopping at the 16th Avenue SW store and praise the manager and staff for friendly service and fair prices.
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Eagle
Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue
Jim
Arlene Duggan
Fairfax
Leave Linn County Care Facility As Is, Voters Should Decide
Betty J. Neibert of Central City questions privatization and funding for Linn County Care Facility. She argues taxpayers bear costs and fears private management would raise expenses, calling for a local vote and preservation of the existing facility run by Linn County supervisors.
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Linn County
Linn County Supervisors
Betty J. Neibert Central City
Outlooks from Eastern Iowa Readers
Periodic observations from thoughtful eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and views are theirs.
Cedar Rapids Doctor Active in Local Residency Programs
Christopher Shank has served as a family physician in Cedar Rapids since 1977. He is active in the Cedar Rapids Family Practice Residency Program, Family Practice Center, and Doctors Ought to Care.
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Cedar Rapids
Outrageous misrepresentation in cigarette advertising
A reader denounces cigarette ads as misrepresenting health, calling for curbs on tobacco promotion. The piece cites 50 free per carton tactics, image-based campaigns, and teenage exposure, urging attention to health harms and a ban on visual tobacco advertising.
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Gazette
United States
Cedar Rapids
John Maxwell
The
Tobacco Institute
Congress
American Medical Association
AMA
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John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
J.F. Hladky, Sr
Joe Hladky III
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N.Y
Pope John Paul II
Penado
Guatemala
Father Sommer
Nicaragua
Liberty
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Tinsel Town
Socialist Party
Purple
Passion
Sandra D. Young
First Ave
Christopher Shank
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