Missionary Priest Vanishing Stirs U.S. El Salvador Debate
Davenport priest Rev Roy Bourgeois may be dead in El Salvador. Rev Michael Colonnese cites official silence, questions U.S. policy toward El Salvador, and calls for full FBI ballistics disclosure and state department accountability as Iowans rally for answers amid Maryknoll murders.
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Maryknoll
U.S
Roy Bourgeois
el Salvador
Michael Colonnese
Davenport
Colonnese
St. Joseph’s
Parnell
State Department
Haig
FBI
Schlafly challenged by anti equal rights remarks in subcommittee
The columnist criticizes Phyllis Schlafly for denying equal rights and misreading workplace harassment. It argues harassment arises from power imbalances, not mere wishes, and questions Schlafly’s view that male providers owe virtue regardless of female agency. The piece urges informed, modern testimony over antiquated views.
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Phyllis Schlafly
Schlafly
Norway Amana school merger debate stirs objections
Letters to The Gazette focus on a proposed merger of Norway and Amana schools amid claims the move will improve facilities and curriculum while critics fear economic impact and loss of local control. The piece also condemns media stereotypes in a separate report about Toma's drug abuse discussion.
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Victor Hugo
Norway-Amana
Norway
Amana
David Toma
Toma
Volunteers Give Time to Build Community Quality
A tribute from Diana Szemplenski of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids salutes volunteers. It notes volunteers work without pay but gain rewards such as training, renewed self worth, and enhanced community life, thanking individuals groups and corporations for their time energy and money.
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Diana Szemplenski
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids Public Relations
Kent Court
Confrontation over Russia policy and trade embargos
The letter questions whether Russia is friend or foe as the US arms up and lifts the grain embargo. It argues ongoing trade with Moscow profits the communist system, cites Kennedy and Cuba as a lesson, and urges stronger action against the Big Bear of the North to avoid a final showdown. The writer warns a day of reckoning is coming.
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Russia
U.S
Afghanistan
Moscow
Poland
Public appreciation for carrier John Lane and his mother
A reader thanks carrier John Lane and his mother for aiding her grandmother after a nasty fall. They stayed with her until family contact and hospital transport were arranged, praising Gazette staff for having such workers.
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John Lane
John
the Gazette
Smulekoff's Dan Rogers Delivers Free Part Repair
A Cedar Rapids customer praises Dan Rogers at Smulekoff's for locating a Lazy Boy chair part, swapping it in minutes and charging nothing. The agent even carried the repaired part to the car, reflecting unexpected courtesy toward a visitor.
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Cedar Rapids
Dan Rogers
Smulekoff
Dan
Sands hunger strike in Ulster spurs global media debate
George Dangerfield notes that the Sands self-starvation is a political stunt backed by Ram sey Clark and media coverage that frames it as a moral crisis. The piece compares Sands to suffragettes who faced forcible feeding, arguing the Sands tactic undermines reconciliation in Ireland and mirrors Orwellian rhetoric.
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Washington
Robert Sands
Ulster
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Iran
Sands
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Britain
Dangerfield
Margaret Thatcher
Pankhurst
Christabel
Pankhursts
Ireland
Leave vs Let in Editorial Headlines and Usage
A reader critiques the misuse of leave and let in headlines such as Leave the schools alone and Leave it be. The piece explains meanings, contrasts like leave alone and let alone, and notes redundancy in refer back to plural antecedents while debating phrasing choices and common journalistic instincts.
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Theodore Bernstein
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Schlaflian
Edward R. Murrow
John Kennedy
Cuba
Kennedy
Cedar Fae Gazette
P.O
George Will
Provisional Irish Republican Army
George Dangerfield
England
Emmeline Pankhurst
London
West End
Blue Ribbon
John Doe
Mr. Doe
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