Bullying of gays discussed at community forum
The Gazette editors urge attendance at a Thursday anti bullying forum on LGBTQ student harassment. The event, led by the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force, seeks concrete steps to improve safety and academics for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students amid high harassment and unsafe feelings.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Iowa
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
Making Our Schools Safe for GLBT Students Forum
A public forum on bullying and harassment of GLBT students will be held from 7 to 8 30 p m Thursday in Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. The event is free and open to all and aims to equip students teachers parents and others with strategies to stop harmful behavior.
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Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Science over ideology protects women urges Planned Parenthood leader
Dawn Price of Planned Parenthood East Central Iowa calls for OTC access to Plan B emergency contraception. She cites FDA delays and a resigning official, urging science based health policy and broad sexual education to reduce unintended pregnancies and abortions.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Susan Wood
Women’s Health
Office of Women’s Health
Wood
Croxatto, Et. al
Grimes
Guillebaud
Hughes
van Look & Stewart
Glasier & Baird
Dawn Price
Planned Parenthood
East Central
Iowa
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Clinton and deficits stimulus sparks partisan clash
The writer cites Clinton turning Reagan era deficits into a surplus and accuses Bush of turning the Clinton surplus into deficits. Mentioned is the impact on gas prices and fiscal policy with a pro Clinton stance. D.A. Benda Toledo.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Bush
D.A. Benda
Toledo
Controversial Philosophers Clash Over Evolution Debate
In a letter from Cedar Rapids, Lauren Wolcott recounts an award banquet where the honoree left before the ceremony to attend a prayer meeting. Carl Popper is cited arguing evolution is not a theory, fact, or hypothesis but a metaphysical research program.
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Carl Popper
Lauren Wolcott
Cedar Rapids
One nation under God sparks Christian opposition in Iowa letter
A reader from Iowa City argues against inserting under God in the Pledge of Allegiance. He believes biblical teaching calls for unity beyond nations and criticizes conservative nationalism and flag burning narratives.
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God
America
Thomas Sass
Iowa City
Bring Our Troops Home from Iraq, Reader Letter
A reader argues that President Bush should withdraw troops from Iraq to deploy National Guardsmen at home for hurricane relief. The author, a former Army and Army Reserve serviceman, says caring for Americans should come before policing abroad and cites a desire for rescue and aid at home. William Evans.
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Iraq
U.S. Army
Army
William Evans
Cedar Rapids
Intelligent design debate and faith in science
A letter argues against labeling intelligent design as anti science and cites Christians founding science. It notes Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton linked scripture and nature, Boyle's endowment for theology, and Faraday's many honors, asserting faith and inquiry can coexist in scientific progress.
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Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Michael Faraday
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