Iowa Should Aid Soviet Food Effort After Arms Pact
Editorial urges Iowa and the United States to share agricultural expertise with the Soviet Union to help shift from state run to market style farming. It argues that teaching efficient farming can reduce hunger, lower food prices, and strengthen ties with Ames cited as a source of Soviet outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bush
United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Ivan Skiba
Agrarian Department
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Ames
Iowa
Migrant labor in Iowa raise concerns over assistance
A letter criticizes plans to recruit migrant workers for Iowa farms this summer. It contends employers distribute Spanish food stamp applications to arriving workers, arguing the scheme subsidizes employers while promising aid to laborers and burdens taxpayers. The piece focuses on ethics of relying on public assistance to lure workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Iowa
Are public libraries becoming McLibraries in America
Stephen Aiey, a Brooklyn Public Library librarian, argues libraries risk becoming McDonalds of information. He calls for balance between popular and scholarly materials to maintain educational value and resist prioritizing circulation over quality. Washington Post Service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston
the People’s University
Charles Robinson
Baltimore County Public Library System
McDonald’s of
Robinson
Hollywood
Jackie Collins
Vision of Mega Bucks for Van Gogh Style Hoax
An unnamed narrator recalls Van Gogh sales reaching 82.5 million and Renoir at 78.1 million while attempting to hawk his own art. He contacts Sotheby's, meets a string of odd staff, faces dismissal from the Compendium of Important Artists, and ends with a failed pitch to sell for 78 to 82 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent van Gogh
Renoir
van Gogh
Theo
Vincent
Sotheby's
Curiosity Calls
Reingold Svelt
Reingold
Thailand
Hong Kong
New York
Linn County
Richard Pinney
Hawkeye REACT 3038 Promotes Memorial Day Safety Coffee
Letters from Hawkeye REACT 3038 announce a Memorial Day safety coffee break at rest stops on I-380 with free refreshments for motorists. The group, affiliated with REACT International, offers highway safety messaging and emergency communications support for local service projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REACT
Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams
Hawkeye React 3038
React Internation
One bad apple and the Realtor stereotype
A reader argues that dishonesty exists in all professions, including real estate, but notes not all Realtors are bad. They defend their own honest, hardworking spouse and urge people to verify individuals before judging the entire profession.
Retired Greyhounds Find New Homes Through REGAP
REGAP in Waterloo has rehomed over 400 greyhounds in three years, promoting adoption over euthanasia or testing. The author praises greyhounds as intelligent, trainable pets and shares personal experience with a three year old, noting their easy care. For details contact All Pets Animal Clinic in Waterloo.
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REGAP
Waterloo
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky II
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
McLibraries
Harry Truman
James Baldwin
Beinecke
Yale
Thomas Mann
Northrop Frye
George Orwell
Brooklyn
Stephen Aiey
The
Brooklyn, N.Y
Public Li
Washington Post Service
Cac
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Evangelical Church, Missouri Synod
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Richard Blessing
Hawkeye React
Deborah Dr. SW
Dale Schnepf
All Pets Animal Clinic
West Fourth Street
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