Scrutinize high public salaries for state efficiency
The Gazette urges hard look at high paying government jobs and structural savings. It notes 519 state employees earned 200000 plus, questions necessity and supervision levels, and calls for lean operations, pension contributions cuts, and wiser tax spending.
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Readers urge respectful coverage of mental illness in Gazette
A reader from North Liberty protests the use of terms like crazy and insane in Gazette sports coverage. The letter urges journalists to avoid stigmatizing language, notes the social work perspective on mental health stigma, and calls for responsible reporting to support community awareness.
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USC Transformative Leader Steve Sample Redefined a University
In a memoir style reminiscence a Harvard professor recounts moving to USC under Steve Sample, praising his fundraising, endowment growth, higher standards and promotional energy. The piece credits Sample with reshaping admissions, faculty expansion and campus innovation, arguing his 19 year presidency altered USC’s trajectory and reputation.
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Be patient with language learning and embrace listening
A guest column recounts an Xavier high school orientation for a spring break trip and reflects on language learning as more than vocabulary. It argues listening plus speaking builds empathy, and that mastering a language opens a universe, aiding immigrants and personal growth. Jennifer Brodie is cited as the author.
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