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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1981
Page
9
The author argues for an academic system that rewards intellectual talent, fosters healthy competition, and nurtures gifted students with coaching like athletics. He cites the bell curve, the dangers of masking talent, and the need to place highIQ students with peers and skilled educators to foster excellence and social growth.
Louise S. Mc Cants of Cedar Rapids serves as dean of arts and sciences at Kirkwood Community College. A mathematician and educator, she has worked in government and industry, contributing to the field and community discourse.
A reader disputes an Oct. 16 letter arguing the UN was created by communists. She notes key facts: Roosevelts and Churchills leadership, Alger Hiss role, four early secretaries general, and UNICEF and UNESCO activities. The piece urges debate based on facts.
The 73rd Combat Support Hospital in Cedar Rapids outlines two bonus programs for new Army Reserve enlistees. A $1500 enlistment bonus pays $750 upfront with four partial payments on anniversaries, and a $2000 education package after basic and advanced training. Six years of service and no prior service required. contact Maj Kurt Gundacker or SSG Maradee Lenz at 362 6620.
A letter writer defends stay at home mothers against a diminutive view. She argues chosen parenting requires effort, counters that many home makers lead in community roles, organize activities, and shape responsible adults while balancing home tasks and child education.
PRIDE applauds Volume Service for ID checks and per concert beer limits at the Five Seasons Center. Despite policy, teen drinking remains a problem, prompting calls for a joint solution to protect youths while preserving revenue. Cedar Rapids area concerns focus on managing beer sales at concerts.
Reader letters question a county attorney's claim that starting a mower while intoxicated could be drunk driving. They probe what counts as a motor vehicle, yard versus street usage, and legal definitions under Iowa law. The writer asks if mowing drunk at home would be illegal and wonders about vehicles like log splitters and vacuums.
The piece argues abortion morality and state coercion clash with individual autonomy. It questions forced terminations or continuations given age poverty rape status and law. It asserts only the woman bears the ultimate burden and calls for personal decision making to remain with her.
Legislator Robert M L Johnson argues Iowa government shows hypocrisy in policies from bottle deposits to liquor monopolies and speed limits. He cites taxes on smokers, liquor pricing, and postal stamp rules as examples of inconsistent state action and questions government size.
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