Critics should see schools for themselves
The Linker asks if critics of schools are fair and how educators should respond. Teachers note funding limits, family issues, and the need for public support, while students stress personal responsibility. Volunteers and direct involvement are urged to improve understanding and outcomes.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Madelyn Olson
Linn-Mar High School
Brad Colton
Grant Wood
Sally Leme
Denise Strudthoff
Iowa Valley High School
Jeanne Meloy
Oxford Junction Elementary
Sue Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Pearson
Nora Johnson
Kennedy High School
Laryn Lutz
Iowa City West High School
Cardinal Bernardin dies at 68 after grace-filled tenure
ARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN, a leading U S Catholic prelate who steered Chicago's 2.3 million Catholics, died at 68 after pancreatic cancer. He spoke boldly on AIDS and capital punishment, urged women’s ordination, and forgave a dying accuser amid past abuse allegations. Through illness he preached that death is not an enemy.
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United States
Chicago
Cardinal Bernardin
Cincinnati
Stand firm Janet Reno defies Clinton on remaining attorney general
The piece portrays Janet Reno at 58 resisting calls to quit amid White House turmoil. It links Reno to weakening White House leverage and weighs risks to Clinton if she is fired or replaced, citing Senate leaders and Whitewater fallout.
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Bill Clinton
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Don Nickles
R-Okla
Starr
Hillary Clinton
Richard Nixon
Whitewater
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Mike Espy
Commerce
Ron Brown
FBI
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Ken Starr
Trent Lott
R-Miss
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Hell
St. Francis of
Will We Build a Bridge to the 21st Century
Gerald L. Vick of Mount Vernon, a retired aerospace engineer, reflects on the president’s call to build a bridge to the new century. He questions scope and timing and imagines crossing with the nation and allies.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Times Square
Brigadoon
Gerald L. Vick
Mount Vernon
Iowa impressions shape Thai reporter's view of U.S. politics
Pairat Pongpanit, visiting The Gazette from Matichon Bangkok, reflects on his Iowa experience under IRIS and USIA. He contrasts grassroots campaigning, voter turnout, and candidate interaction in the United States with Thailand, noting Clinton's second-term prospects and a longing for trustworthy leadership.
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Paul Vangilis
Iowa Resources International Service
IRIS
United States Information Agency
Des Moines
United States
Laura Hamilton
Tom Harkin
Ames
Thailand
Connie McBurney
Laura Friedrich
Bangkok
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
al Gore
White House
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