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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 2002
Page
4
The editorial urges training for staff to support incoming urban students and notes federal accountability rules. Cedar Rapids schools anticipate 1,300 to 6,000 transfer students over five to ten years, with McKinley Middle School already adding 167 since 2000 01.
The article discusses a broad push for a total public smoking ban and notes Iowa city bans already in place or proposed. It cites British Medical Association concerns via the Guardian and quotes Forest spokesman Simon Clark. The Great American Smokeout is highlighted with ACS figures on tobacco deaths and secondhand smoke risks.
The American Cancer Society Quitline offers telephone counseling and resources. Quitline Iowa provides 24/7 access from 8 a.m. to midnight via 1866 822 6879 and online at quitlineiowa.org. Counselors from the Iowa Tobacco Research Center at University of Iowa College of Public Health support callers.
Oxfam's Mugged report links a 30 year low in coffee prices to deregulated markets. It notes families pull children from school to work fields and cut essentials as production outstrips demand by 8 percent after ICO collapse. A World Bank project has worsened the crisis.
Oxfam warns of a coffee driven famine in Central America and Southeast Asia as El Salvador and Guatemala report rising malnutrition and job losses. Fair Trade groups push for price floors and sustainable farming while local residents in Iowa City discuss beverage regulation and support initiatives.
Editorial argues that U.N. and IAEA inspectors in Iraq require firm guidelines on noncompliance to avoid inconsistent practices. It notes divergent 1990s standards, calls for decisive rules from Blix and El Baradei, and urges timely, diary style status reports within 60 days. War must not hinge on semantics.
Letters criticize judges and the Iowa Legislature for instructing juries only on the law. Clyde Cleveland plans constitutional study classes as a path to educate Iowans. The Fully Informed Jury Association calls for citizen participation to ensure punishments fit the crime and lawmakers fix bad laws.
A letter writer reflects on growing up beside a train in Cedar Rapids, recalling the joy and imagination it sparked. He notes how tracks were removed and privacy vanished, yet train horns still evoke peace and pride in the city's industry. Letters to The Gazette invite readers, with contact details provided.
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