John Paul II visit reshaped Iowa farming spirit
The Gazette recalls 1979 visit by Pope John Paul II to Urbandale and Ames area. His call to stewardship urged all Iowans to care for land, balancing livelihoods with responsibility. Despite gains in tillage and fertilizer practices, state rivers stay heavily polluted and development worsens watersheds. The pope’s message endures as farmers and nonfarmers reflect on three decades of stewardship and progress.
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Iowa
Truro
John Paul II
America
United States
John Paul
Urbandale
Living History Farms
Gulf of Mexico
Polanski faces arrest over 1978 sex case in Europe
A columnist argues Roman Polanski is a fugitive from justice for pleading guilty to a crime against a 13-year-old girl, who was lured with drugs and alcohol. Despite decades of travel, no statute of limitations protects him, and his return to face sentencing is urged.
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Jack Nicholson
Roman Polanski
France
Europe
United States
Herve Temime
Temime
Roman
Polanski
People
Los Angeles
Where does all the TARP money go in Pennsylvania
Reader Beverly Amoroso argues on a letter page that Pennsylvania’s 2 billion TARP allocation saved 5000 jobs, claiming waste and wealth extraction. She contrasts welfare with tax cuts, cites GAO figures, and urges funding innovative high schools to prepare students for technical fields through district partnerships.
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Ed Rendell
Pennsylvania
Sean Hannity
Government Accounting Office
Neil Cavuto
Barack Obama
Glenn Drahn
Belle Plaine
Universal health care debate and life expectancy
A text argues universal health care benefits the United States by comparing eight democracies. It claims the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy and highest infant mortality among them, spends the most per capita, and is the only one without universal health care. It notes Australia Canada and Sweden show higher living standards than the U.S. among universal-care countries.
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Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Don’t Extend the School Day Warns Cedar Rapids Letter
Dan Hartman argues against federal pressure to lengthen the school day citing cost, teacher hours, and the shift of funding to public coffers. He urges focusing on basics, home life, and community programs rather than a longer student day. He references Head Start funding and cautions on civil liberties and parental roles.
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Lucille Roybal- Allard
D-Calif
Dan Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Technical curriculum proposal for Iowa City students
A plan to centralize career and technical education in the Iowa City Community School District. Proposal suggests consolidating Kirkwood Career Academy and other programs at a single site with required academic courses tailored to careers. Notes importance of college education for professions and acknowledges many jobs require it.
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University of Iowa
Johnson County
Beverly Amoroso
North Liberty
Iowa City
Kirkwood
Mental Illness Awareness Week Message
Guest column notes Mental Illness Awareness Week in October and compares it to Breast Cancer and Black History Month. It cites one in four affected individuals and one in five families, stresses this is a brain issue, and urges treatment through medication or talk therapy while noting many lack access to care.
NAMI Iowa and Cedar Rapids rally for mental health support
The piece promotes the National Alliance on Mental Illness with 1100 affiliates nationwide, noting Cedar Rapids and Iowa City groups. It highlights support groups, education, advocacy, and calls for open Medicare Medicaid access, urging awareness and hope amid long-term illness.
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National Alliance On
Abbe
Cedar Rapids
Teddy Roosevelt
Thave
Steve J. Miller
The
National Alliance On Mental Illness
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