Schroeder and Biden withdrawals shape 1990s political tone
Column argues Pat Schroeder's decision not to run sparked tears and critique of her bold ideas. It praises Joe Biden's graceful exit and contrasts Gary Hart's mean-spirited farewell. The piece also riffs on football fans as owners and Scab Ball controversy involving Jack Kent Cooke.
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Pat Schroeder
Schroeder
Pat
Lou Sam
Ronald Reagan
Imelda Marcos
Europe
Japan
Western Alliance
Joe Biden
Biden
Iowa
New Hampshire
Gary Hart
Jack Kent Cooke
Washington Redskins
Katydids Adapt Love Songs To Foil Bats
Washington AP reports in Science that katydids have altered their mating calls to evade bats. Males reduce song rate from 60 to one per minute and use plant vibrations to signal females, while remaining acoustically active.
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Washington
Science
Jacqueline Belwood
Glenn Morris
Robertson enters 1988 GOP race strong for freedom
Pat Robertson announced his candidacy from a Brooklyn platform near the home he once lived in 1959, pledging a campaign for all people while facing protesters. He resigned from Baptist ministry and cut ties with CBN, with several hundred in attendance and Roth supporters shouting We back Pat. Robertson seeks enough Michigan delegates and has raised over 11 million dollars, signaling a hard campaign against Bush and Kemp.
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New York
Pat Robertson
Robertson
Brooklyn
Christian Broadcasting Network
Pat
America
Pete du Pont
Delaware
Jack Kemp
Alexander Haig
George Bush
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Ronald Reagan
White House
Manchester
N.H
Iowa
Michigan
Bush
Kemp
Scott Hatch
Soviet Union
United States
Rural Schools of Iowa Forms to Lobby for Small Districts
Iowa's smallest districts band together to form Rural Schools of Iowa and hire a lobbyist in Des Moines. The group targets districts with about 700 students or fewer, plans sessions statewide, and aims to influence accreditation standards and reorganization policies while competing with existing groups like PURE and the Urban Education Network.
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Kurt Rogahn
Iowa
Des Moines
Guttenberg
James Pasut
Keystone Area Education Agency
Elkader
Pasut
Iowa Board of Education
Clayton County
Mississippi River
State
Larry Waugh
Waugh
Whiting
Missouri River
Rural Schools of
People United For
Teachers Union
Iowa Education Association
Urban Education Network
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
PURE
Claudia Jones
Conrad
Jones
Cedar Rapids Gazette directory notice and pricing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for carrier and mail editions, annual pricing for 52 weeks, and geographic delivery notes. It also states AP news rights and postmaster address details for address changes.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Iowa Association of School Boards
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Kucera
Genevieve Baker
IASB
All Scotts
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Blairs Ferry
Edgewood
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