Check-out clerks and underage smoking risk in Iowa
The Iowa Health Department tested 225 locations in five counties Linn Black Hawk Polk and Woodbury finding tobacco sales to youths occurred in 45 of attempts with 12 year olds failing but 16 year olds succeeding 63 percent. The ACSH warns teens underestimate smoking risks and that tobacco industry seeks two million new smokers yearly. The piece urges stiffer penalties for clerks selling to minors.
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American Council On Science and Health
ACSH
Writing Right Becomes National Priority Says AFT Chrysler
AFT and Chrysler report shows American writing skills declining in schools though teachers rate writing third in importance behind reading and math. Albert Shanker calls writing essential for vocabulary, reading comprehension, and critical thinking amid concerns about parents and students undervaluing the skill.
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American Federation of Teachers
Chrysler Corp
Aft-Chrysler
Albert Shanker
AFT
Chrysler
Shanker
Opinion: Maybe voters rejected big media
Voters are accused of a tsunami of anger after the 1992 election with critics labeling the media as biased. The piece surveys remarks from ABC News Peter Jennings CBS Eric Engberg NBC Bryant Gumbel and others about the GOP win and the public mood. It argues big media failed to foresee the Republican landslide and hints at a broader rejection of liberal perspectives.
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ABC
Peter Jennings
Jennings
Newt Gingrich
The
New York Times
America
Gingrich
Joe McCarthy
Media Research Center
Time
Newsweek
NBC
Bryant Gumbel
J.C. Watts
Jack Kemp
Gumbel
Christian Coalition
GOP
Clinton
U.S. News & World Report
Steve Roberts
CNBC
Heritage Foundation
Franklin Roosevelt
Brian Williams
Sheila East
Curfew and noise ordinances spark Cedar Rapids letter
David Phelps argues for curfew and noise rules to curb late night street activity on First Avenue. He says children roam streets at 2 am, urges parental involvement, and denies racial motive, noting car stereo noise disturbs neighbors and questions moral impact.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
America
Hunters Defend Craft Against Misleading Letter
Dionne Striegel and Ken Halstead of Cedar Rapids respond to a November letter calling to thin hunter numbers. They defend hunting as a licensed, safety minded practice that supports habitat funding and humane kills, contrasting critics’ views and noting deer auto accidents mainly occur after dark.
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Dionne Striegel
Cedar Rapids
Gazette letter submission guidelines outline
The Gazette explains that letters and guest columns may be printed at editors’ discretion. Submissions must include the writer’s full name signature address and daytime phone number and cannot be anonymous. Limit is 300 words per letter with one letter per writer every 30 days and 4 column length suggestion 700 words or fewer.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette Net
CompuServe
Compuserve.com
Ethnic pride beyond IQ and the perils of division
Tom Christie argues against a racial IQ hierarchy sparked by Murray and Herrnstein. He notes Ireland's happiness vs intellect, warns of dangers when studies divide groups, and urges open opportunity across ethnic lines while recognizing powerful unequal outcomes in tech and finance.
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Tom Christie
Charles Murray
Richard Herrnstein
Jesse Jackson
Mickey Kaus
Murray
Bono
Europe
Murray and
Herrnstein
William Butler Yeats
James Joyce
Samuel Beckett
George Bernard Shaw
Oscar Wilde
Ireland
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Ken Halstead
Community of Nations
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