Australians embrace voting culture despite distance from home
Jacquelyn Mitchard reflects on mandatory voting in Australia and contrasts it with American apathy. She notes 18 million Australians view voting as a duty, debates enforcement and fraud fears, and imagines how turnout might shift civic life. The piece ties election culture to national identity and environmental worries near the Great Barrier Reef.
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Correction clarifies shelter location for domestic violence case
A Wednesday story misidentified a woman quoted as living at the YWCA Madge Phillips Center. She resides at the Cedar Rapids YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter, a secured facility for women fleeing abuse. The Madge Phillips Center serves homeless women and children.
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Biological events disrupt sleep of women study finds
A National Sleep Foundation report shows menstruation pregnancy and menopause disrupt most women's sleep. Seventy-one percent report period related sleep disruption and 79 percent during pregnancy with issues from heartburn to anxiety. Some resort to weekend naps or alcohol, raising health concerns.
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University of California At San Francisco
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Seven engine makers settle for $1 billion over diesel emissions
The government fined seven engine manufacturers and required tighter pollution controls in a $1 billion settlement for cheating to pass diesel truck emission tests. EPA Administrator Carol Browner defended the action as the largest environmental enforcement effort to protect public health.
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Truck Engine Makers Agree to $83.4 Million Fine and Emission Upgrades
Seven major engine manufacturers including Mack, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Navistar, Caterpillar, Renault Vehicules Industriels, and Volvo Truck Corp. will pay $83.4 million in fines and spend $110 million on pollution-reduction projects. They must invest at least $850 million to improve new engines and remove software that masked emissions on 1.1 million engines. Browner calls the deceit simple and widespread.
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The Gazette Pledges Soybean Ink Recycling Initiative
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled news print. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street or via the nearest recycling location, citing Rapids Inc and Cedar Rapids mailing details for subscriptions.
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Clinton signs charter schools bill amid bipartisan praise
President Clinton signed a bill to encourage states to create more high quality charter schools. He called it a rare bipartisan victory in the 105th Congress and said it strengthens public education. He spoke on the White House South Lawn before traveling to Maryland for peace talks.
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