Sore loser protests at California frost-bacteria test sparks plant sabotage
California field test for gene altered bacteria to cut frost damage faced obstruction as saboteurs cut a fence and uprooted 2300 strawberry plants. Judge calls it philosophical, the test proceeded and awaits findings on potential benefits to food production and life quality amid anti-genetic objections. Nearby Brentwood hosts the trial, echoing Luddites past and urging vigilance against further midnight tampering.
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California
Brentwood
Calif
Rifkin
City Hall remodels raise eyebrows with lavish third floor
City officials unveil a high end overhaul of Cedar Rapids mayor Don Canney and staff offices on the third floor. Costs balloon from 85 000 to about 161 000 with potential further 100 000. Beneficiaries include donors who supplied marble and services worth 7500.
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City Hall
Don Canney
Tom Aller
Hal Schaefer
Wayne Murdock
Floyd Bergen
David Kramer
Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Canney
Letters to the Gazette on GM cars and school law
Readers critique GM vehicles including the Pontiac Phoenix and other J and X series models, noting brakes, steering, emission, and oil-leak issues, with a push for recalls and accountability. A second letter questions Iowa education control, rights, and state overreach amid a minister's jail sentence and a panel's stance on parental education oversight.
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Donald Kaul
Federal Trade Commission
Gazette
Iowa
Illiteracy Advocates Demand Focus On Solutions From Iowa Bowl
Barbara McGrane criticizes The Gazette for front page coverage of a West Virginia teacher’s woes while Iowa Future Problem Solving Bowl winners from Cedar Rapids and other schools presented ideas to fight illiteracy. She urges reporting on actual student solutions benefiting Cedar Rapids 5 percent illiterate readers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Gazette
West Virginia
Barbara McGrane
A Ave
National Volunteer Recognition Week Praised for CDSC Volunteers
The Community Dispute Settlement Center marks National Volunteer Recognition Week and thanks its trained mediation volunteers who dedicate many hours, serve on committees, assist with funding and training, and help run the center since 1983. Special thanks from the board and staff. 445 First St. SW.
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CDSC
Tor
Community Dispute Settlement Center
Doug Rose
Theresa Hartz
Marilyn Wolff
Donna Jones
Mark Jayne
First St. SW
Archbishop Visits Pineview Care Center for 150th Archdiocese Celebration
The 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Dubuque was marked Sunday at Five Seasons Center with Archbishop Daniel Kucera and Bishop Francis Dunn. Pineview Care Center residents, aided by KGAN-TV, shared in a communion service in the chapel and thanked all involved for a distinguished visit.
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Archdiocese of Dubuque
Five Seasons Center
Pineview Care Center
Kgan-Tv
Daniel Kucera
Dubuque
Francis Dunn
Volunteers Thank United Way Information and Referral Team
During National Volunteer Week from April 26 to May 2, United Way Information and Referral expresses gratitude to past, present, and future volunteers. Ethan Sproston and Barb Ernst sign the note at 1030 Fifth Ave SE.
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United Way
Ethan Sproston
Barb Ernst
Teacher appreciation letter from Cedar Rapids parent
A Cedar Rapids parent thanks teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week noting positive experiences with Squaw Creek and Erskine Elementary McKinley Junior High and Washington High. The letter praises principals and staff for welcoming concerns and helping solve policy questions and asserts Iowa leads in education benefiting children.
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Cedar Rapids
Squaw Creek
Erskine
McKinley Junior High
Washington High
Iowa
Kennedy High School PTA thanks staff during appreciation week
Kennedy High School PTA co-presidents Ida Smith and Mary Wessel thank teachers administrators and support staff for their diligent work. May 4 8 is Teacher Appreciation Week and the note lauds the mark of excellence at Kennedy School due to these individuals.
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Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Ida Smith
Mary Wessel
Pta
Wenng Rd
Nature as God’s Garment Says Goethe Insight
The quote presents Goethe declaring that nature is the living visible garment of God, framing the natural world as a divine manifestation and a lens to perceive the sacred. It encapsulates a view of nature as inseparable from spirituality and revelation.
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God
Outlooks feature Eastern Iowans share thoughts and photos
Cedar Rapids photo journalist with over 50 years in journalism writes about outlooks. He retired after roles at The Gazette including photo editor and Sunday feature writer. The column invites thoughtful Eastern Iowans to express themselves on unlimited topics.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Gazette
Rules of the road for newspapers change with tragedy
Mesa photographer reflects on media ethics and image use in reporting deaths and violence. He notes editors face pressure over publishing graphic pictures and naming juveniles, while readers demand coverage. He recalls early practice of avoiding published fatalities and ponders would do differently.
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Donald Kaul
Doonesbury
William S. Hart
Fulsome errors and misused words in two-year notes
A critique of a news piece and a reader letter highlight multiple language slips. It critiques misused terms like fulsome and its, noting errors by both a congressman and a reporter. The commentary mocks a Grandy reference and a town planning sentence with apostrophe and homophone mistakes.
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Woreauers
Fred Grandy
Gopher
Grandy
Blamey
Margaret Lubbock
Warner and
Gilbert Roads
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