Win at All Costs Contagion Reaches Preteen Sports
Editorial cites Dr. Charles E. Yesalis on rising use of anabolic steroids among youths as young as 10. Mass middle schools reported 2.7 percent steroid use among 965 students, with risks including acne, testicular atrophy, masculinization, sterility, and heart liver disease.
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Charles E. Vesalis
Pennsylvania State University
Vesalis
Massachusetts
Yesalis
Revisionist film on Tojo sparks concern over historical truth
The column warns that a new film in Japan titled Pride A Fateful Moment may glorify Hideki Tojo and rewrite World War II events. It argues that repeating such myths could shape future generations and emphasizes the need for factual documentation to prevent fiction from being accepted as history.
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China
Germany
Renaissance Group aims to revitalize downtown Cedar Rapids
The Renaissance Group Inc. mobilizes Cedar Rapids business leaders to fund and maintain a vibrant downtown through an SSMID tax since 1987. Projects include benches, trees, brick sidewalks, lighting, planters, parking improvements, sculpture galleries, banners, and holiday lights. Executive director is Bob Pentico.
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Cedar Rapids
Renaissance Group
Bill Hoekstra
Five Seasons Transportation and Parking
Hoekstra
Second Street Sculpture Gallery
Frank and
Jeanne Byers
E Grc Plaza
Taste of Iowa
Mays Island
Vision Renaissance Group
Bob Pentico
Reform Needed for Proof of Insurance Law
Cedar Rapids reader Stephen Brubaker argues the May 13 Gazette editorial on Iowa’s proof of insurance flawed. He urges a requirement for proof at licensing and a mandate for insurers to notify the DOT when policies are canceled to curb uninsured driving.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Evolution controversy draws condemnation of Nazi metaphor
Letter writer denounces The Gazette for equating evolution rejection with ape imagery and for an April 19 editorial. The author cites NASA protein limits, Golay probability claims, and Kent Hovind’s challenge to claim empirical evidence for evolution, urging reader awareness of alleged scientific objections.
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Marcel Golay
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Gazette welcomes letters to the editor
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone. only your name and hometown will be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax or email as provided.
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Amana dishwasher features mixed into washing machine article
Amana Appliances promotes its energy efficient dishwashers in a Home Energy Tips item, noting Masterclean Plus Wash System with alternating wash arms, low water use, reduced pressure, superior insulation and a new Energy Saver cycle. Callista Gould, Amana PR manager, requests future inclusion.
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the Gazette
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