Culture free tests tie intelligence to biology in Britain
British researchers report a culture free testing approach linking IQ to brain differences. In fast reaction time tasks and brain wave data, high IQ individuals show quicker responses, sharper neural signaling, and longer problem solving chains, suggesting intelligence has a biological basis rather than purely learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Chris Brand
University of Edinburgh
Alan Hendrickson
London
Institute of Psychiatry
Housing pension funds debated for Iowa's IPERS role
In a Branstad Conlin TV debate both governors candidates favored housing market revitalization with IPERS funds but urged strong security. They warned long term mortgages lack liquidity and risky exposures could endanger retirement savings while noting IPERS remains mainly in bonds and equities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
IPERS
Terry Branstad
Roxanne Conlin
Ray
Letters to The Gazette on medical costs and care
A reader argues Blue Cross and Blue Shield cuts threaten access to medical services and urges protection of care. She recounts home birth experiences, calls for reduced unnecessary services, and warns that high costs endanger mothers and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Tampering with drugs and public fear in the 1980s
A public commentary warns that drug tampering incidents from Tylenol and Visine risks may influence unstable minds. It argues for stronger manufacturer safeguards like inner foil seals and criticizes political rhetoric while urging economic and policy realism.
Czech concert by Lyra at Paramount Theater October 24
The Czech Federation of Cedar Rapids brings Lyra of Chicago to the Paramount Theater for an Oct. 24 concert celebrating Czech heritage. The program blends folk medleys with arias from Bedrich Smetana and features George Tichy’s 10 piece brass band.
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Czech Federation of
Cedar Rapids
Lyra of
Chicago
Paramount Theater
Lyra
Morton High School
Berwyn
CSA
Frank Kubina
Bedrich Smetana
George Tichy
Grandson Injured in One Car Crash on Boyson Road
The Ehlert family of Woodbine thanks local police, ambulance staff, and University Hospitals in Iowa City for their concern after Michael Ehlert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Corrie Ehlert, was seriously injured in a one car accident on Boyson Road east of Council Street NE on Oct 7.
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Michael Ehlert
Boyson Road
Council Street
Robert Ehlert
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Enjoys Air Force Band Concert Night
Local residents praise the United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants for a memorable Cedar Rapids performance. The letter thanks The Cedar Rapids Gazette for arranging tickets and delivering a superb musical experience to attendees.
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Cedar Rapids
United States Air Force
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gratitude Letter to Air Force Band at Paramount
Mr and Mrs Frank H Lee express thanks for an evening with the United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants at the restored Paramount. They praise the group as patriotic and highly skilled, noting the uplifting music and their gratitude.
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United States Air Force
Labor rally marks AFL-CIO centennial protest in Washington
Norman Hanson recalls Solidarity Day march on September 19 1981 with 400000 participants from the west slope of the Washington Monument to the Capitol. The gathering celebrated the AFL-CIOs 100th anniversary and pressed for eight hour workday safety laws and broader social gains. Samuel Gompers urged more schools and learning and less jails and guns.
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Washington Monument
Constitution Avenue
Capitol
Afl-Cio
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburgh
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Samuel Gompers
Labor Rights, Global Markets, and the Human Aim
The piece argues organized labor shapes humane outcomes and cautions against depersonalizing workers. It cites the 1935 NLRA rights, Reagan era curbs, and union logic in sports and industry, urging shared responsibility among workers, management, and government to cultivate better natures.
Cedar Rapids Teacher and Labor Leader Retires
Norman Hanson of Cedar Rapids, president of the Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO and the Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers, retired in 1981 after 21 years teaching language arts in Cedar Rapids public schools.
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Norman Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers
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Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
California
Eader’s Digest Wist
Laughte
Judas
Iracles
Irich
Tut EN
the Gazette
Reagan
Czech
Czechoslovakia
Central
Europe
Philadelphia
U.S
Great Britain
France
Thomas G. Masaryk
John
Masaryk
Chicago University
Masaryks
Thomas Masaryk
Boston
The
Cranes
Mr. and
Mrs. Corrie Ehlert Woodbine
Spirit Listers
Paramount
Mrs
Frank H. Lee
Virginia Drive
Claudius Galen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Congress
Japan
Chrysler Motors
NFL Players Association
Federation of Professional Athletes, Afl-Cio
Players’ Union
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