Iowa Racing Commission meddling sparks dog waterloo race clash
Editorial blasts the Iowa Racing Commission for pressuring dog and horse tracks in Altoona Waterloo and Dubuque over season lengths. It accuses MIRC chair L C Pike of collusion and warns the commission pits profits against fair play and lawful conduct.
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Iowa Racing Commission
MIRC
Altoona
Waterloo
Iowa
Dubuque
Racing Commission
Meddler L.C. Pike
Grundy Center
Pike
Villainous Pit Bull Charged With Second Degree Murder
A 2 year old boy was killed by a pit bull on a property with 243 marijuana plants. District Attorney says the dog owner intended harm and will face a second degree murder charge after a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors claim the dog was trained to guard the illicit garden.
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Bickceies
Michael Berry
Berry
Silence falls after Yeltsin purge in Moscow
The Moscow purge of Boris Yeltsin from the Communist Party Central Committee raises calls for full disclosure of his remarks. Officials refuse to publish the speech, citing reform failures blamed on entrenched public officials. A leak is suggested as a test of glasnost's meaning.
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Boris Yeltsin
Communist Party Central Committee
Moscow
S.o.b.s
Yeltsin
Trials of tinted soft contact lenses in marriage humor
A humorous Cox News Service column from LUFKIN TEXAS recounts a late night mishap with aqua blue tinted soft contact lenses. The husband jokes about the $300 bill and the mistaken placement of lenses while describing his wife reading assignments in college.
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Lufkin
Texas
Schools strip-search bill sparks safety and trust concerns
Readers debate the idea of giving schools authority to strip search students for abuse indicators. Critics warn of abuse potential and call for doctor only searches, with concerns about privacy, responsibility, and gossip. Letters cite medical rights and social program pathways.
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Lana M. Baker
Bayberry
Debate over Planned Parenthood role in school sex education
Opinion argues Planned Parenthood promotes contraception and abortion through sex education in public schools. Cites Alan Guttmacher Institute findings claiming mixed results with teen pregnancies and abortions, urging alternative curricula like Sex Respect.
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Planned Parenthood
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Delightful column praise and a request for Berke Breathed
A reader lauds Mike Deupree as a skilled writer and urges higher pay to retain him. The note also requests Berke Breathed's mailing address to send congratulations for his comic strip printed on Nov 22.
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Berke Breathed
Mike Deupree
Letter Guidelines Emphasize Public Issues Over Personalities
The guideline outlines letter submissions limited to 300 words and requires writer name street address and signature. Anonymous publication is avoided. The writer should include a phone number for authentication but not publish it. Only one letter per writer every 30 days and focus on issues and public business rather than private matters. No verse.
Duck Genes Blame for Human Flu Says St Jude Team
Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis argue influenza is essentially an avian disease that jumped to humans by accident. They show ducks harbor all flu subtypes in their intestinal tracts and can spread viruses via migratory routes, with juvenile ducks showing high infection rates.
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Robert G. Webster
William J. Bean
Virginia S. Hinshaw
Clayton Naeve
St. Jude
Mississippi Flyway
Duck Origin of Flu Virus Explained in Graphic Metaphor
A reader essay discusses the origins of influenza with a vivid wheel graphic linking ducks to virus spread. It explains the HA and NA spikes, eight RNA segments, and how mixing genes from duck and human strains can yield new variants. The piece cites the Hong Kong flu of 1968 and urges readers to blame the duck in the chain of misery.
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Webster
China
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John Donnglly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Joe Murray
Cox News Service
the Gazette
Five Seasons Center
Wadena
Michael J. Elliott
Robins Rd
Hiawatha
Hoover
Shirley Girard
Midway Dr
Funtl Vuu
Washington Post Writers Group
15Th St. NW
Washington, D.C
Webster and
Hinshaw
Larry L. Rettig
South Amana
University of Iowa
Amana
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