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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1983
Page
9
Former student recounts completing a year long residential carpentry class at Kirkwood Community College and building a passive solar home. He cites skills gained and career impact while criticizing course cancellation and instructor dismissal. Also questions college travel expenses funded by federal money.
A reader shares how rock music shaped identity and education from adolescence to early adulthood. They compare rock's language to opera and classical music, reference artists like Kiss and Stevie Wonder, and reflect on music’s influence on life choices and learning.
Jeffrey R. Berg of Cedar Rapids PRIDE argues paraquat is safe and effective while marijuana poses greater risks. He notes paraquat degrades with light, soil binding, and minimal drift, and cites CDC no lung illness from marijuana treated with paraquat. He urges domestic cultivation control under international narcotics treaties.
A reader argues free speech and choice in reaction to a letter on rock music. The writer champions diverse tastes from Christian contemporary to rock, rejects sensationalism, and warns of censorship harming both music and gospel. They emphasize youth agency and constitutional rights in navigating media influence.
Reader supports extending veteran perks to all who served since World War II and suggests revised paths to education aid and VA care. He reflects on 20 year retirements, asks if seven to ten year service could vest future benefits, and praises OSU players after a loss, noting pride in the program.
A Urbana resident argues against a proposed bike trail, claiming hidden costs to taxpayers and questioning funding sources for signs and maintenance. The letter contends officials misrepresented costs, cites Dean Dennison farm underpass expenses, and challenges Congress and contracts related to railroad land and future park use.
The writer commends the Farm Progress Show as the finest and most smoothly run ever. They credit Mark Moser Kevin Wheeler and the management team along with the host farmers and field demonstration supervisors for their professionalism and courteous conduct. It is an emotional farewell to the event.
A speaker surveys the mind body problem and quantum theory, linking energy mass equivalence to perception. He discusses visual processing, the eye as camera, photons, and the quest to relate retinal images to mental images, noting unresolved questions about consciousness and observation.
Periodic notes from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and the views are theirs alone.
Carl Kane observes Linn-Mar students in Luanne Huffman’s class where writing diaries discuss a Write right column. He shares light tips to improve writing, such as avoiding the preposition on and deleting extra words, plus urging reading the newspaper to catch misspellings.
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