Hartford privatizes its public schools to test a new model
Hartford, Connecticut, home to high income yet poor school outcomes, hires Education Alternatives to run the 25,000-student system for five years. The move aims to raise scores without more spending, using computer aided plans and master teacher oversight. Critics fear private operation in public education.
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Boston University
Rdartford
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Missing Bill Bell remembered as Iowa radio icon and wit
Bill Bell, longtime KCCK FM music producer and host, died Tuesday at 62. A Hollywood veteran turned Iowan advocate, he loved Iowa and warned he would never return to the West Coast. He entertained listeners with sharp one liners and letters, including a joke about a Bridges brothers film. He and wife Sandy made Iowa home and cherished its culture.
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Dan Rather Calls Out Entertainment News Bias
CBS newsman Dan Rather criticizes entertainment programs masquerading as news for sensationalizing the O J Simpson case. He opposes shows featuring relatives of O J and Nicole Brown Simpson even when hosted by Connie Chung. The piece notes that newspeople often disagree on coverage and that Rather is another protest voice with power, yet viewers can switch off.
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CBS Evening News
Connie Chung
Smith criticizes mayor for undermining firefighters
Letter asserting mayor undercuts firefighters by meeting privately with some groups while excluding the fire chief and department command. It accuses the mayor of duplicity in communications, calls for consistency openness and honesty, and cites a Sept. 30 council meeting and disputed consensus.
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Larry Serbousek
Lyle Hanson
Hanson
Smith
the Gazette
Serbousek
Brad Gorman
Death Penalty Debate Amid Iowa Legislation Fight
A letter argues against enacting the death penalty in Iowa, citing moral concerns and potential for wrongful execution. The writer urges focus on prevention through education and policing, warning of bias and high costs. A second letter from Cathy D Knepper supports cautious, humane policy over swift punishment.
Make them pay for corruption in politics
An outspoken taxpayer argues that when officials commit crimes costing taxpayers money the punishment should seize the funds. If impractical, officials should repay through budget cuts or tax relief, or be removed from office with loss of benefits. The writer calls for retroactive laws to deter political mismanagement.
Alumni rally to save Camp Hitaga in Marion Iowa
Dorothy J. Plock White appeals to Camp Hitaga alumni via The Gazette for pledges and addresses of former Camp Fire members. Readers are urged to send names and addresses to Save Camp Hitaga, P O Box 464, Marion Iowa 52302 to demonstrate community support.
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Lynn M. Teft
Camp Hitaga
Camp Hiaga
P.O. Box
Marion
Iowa
Dorothy J. Plock White
Cedar Rapids
Gazette letters welcome. 300-word limit and contact rules
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone. Only your name and hometown will be published. Send letters to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or via fax 3985846 or email Gazette Net on Flowa 368-8800 CompuServe 75144 1041 Internet 75144 1041 compuserve.com.
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Community group paints house for 80th birthday
Josephine Ham of Cedar Rapids recalls a Lutheran church group from Hiawatha who volunteered to scrape and prime her house and, on a Saturday morning, about 30 more volunteers painted it. They ended with a cake and a singing of Happy Birthday as she turned 80, offering heartfelt thanks.
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Jean Smith Lisbon
Hiawatha
Letter Attacks Arrogant Scientists Sparks Cedar Rapids Dispute
An Oct 8 letter writer condemns the arrogance of scientists and mocks their Latin terms. Mary M. Miller of Cedar Rapids expresses hearty agreement that science pretensions confuse the less educated.
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Mary M. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Who Wants to Sound Like an Idiot by Carl Kane
A reader criticizes a column for grammar style and proposes that using me in informal phrases is acceptable. The piece notes that me is technically wrong but not outlawed and ends with the tongue in cheek message that only an idiot would berate casual usage.
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Carl Kane
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