Editorial: Diverging drug test rulings spark debate
The U S Appeals Court in Washington allowed a mandatory drug testing program for public school staff without probable cause while a California judge blocked Stanford athletics from NCAA tests. The Gazette notes unreliable results and argues both rulings show no consensus on drug testing.
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Iowa considers school based proof for child abuse to curb harm
The Iowa Human Services Council will study extending state law to allow authorized officials to examine and photograph abused children at school to obtain evidence. Officials warn any plan must minimize trauma and specify who conducts exams, where, and how, with safeguards to protect children's well being.
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Nixon conference at Hofstra weighs Nixon civil rights record
A three day Hofstra University forum on Richard Nixon features remarks from Roger Wilkins and Henry Kissinger among others. Critics argue Nixon damaged civil decency and civil rights progress while supporters cite limited reforms and strategic foreign policy shifting, and scholars note Nixon as a complex figure with both flaws and achievements.
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Readers clash over Iowa caucus role and global aid views
A Concord Monitor editorial sparks letters criticizing Iowa politics and its first-in-nation caucus status. The writers defend Iowa voters and Democratic activists, while praising educators and activists at Cornell College. They also note a Cedar Rapids Library Book Sale raising funds for UNICEF and call for support through local UNA-USA efforts.
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Mothers outside pursuit clash with child welfare in comic strip note
A reader letter questions humor about a mother who resumes work while children grow up and a son falls ill at school. The piece contrasts public sympathy for Jessica McClure with concern for one's own kids and cites societal pressures on teen pregnancy and abuse.
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