Reading should be promoted to curb lost art of verbal skill
Editorial laments dropping SAT verbal scores among Iowa youths and urges parents and schools to cut TV time and boost reading. It cites quotes from College Board leaders about reading as essential for employment and argues that setting an example with books at home can reverse two generations of TV dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Stewart
College Board
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
Lawrence Sterne
VDT Radiation Debate Faces Congress And Industry
Scientists remain unsure if low level radiation from video display terminals causes cancer. Apple’s David Nagel urges industry standards to ease public doubt while Congress considers a 34 million study into electromagnetic radiation and health. No definitive link yet, but research funding begins the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Nagel
Apple Computer Inc
Congress
Nagel
William Ross Adey
Veteran’s Hospital
Loma Linda
Calif
Letters to the Gazette Weigh Harkin record and Tauke inconsistencies
A reader urges Iowa voters to back Sen Tom Harkin over Tom Tauke in the U.S. Senate race. The letter praises Harkin as experienced and compassionate, cites the ADA and other laws, and questions Tauke’s abortion and disability rights votes and funding for programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weigh Harkin
Tauke
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Sen
Tom Harkin
Tom Tauke
Bicycle sculpture honors community effort and local support
A six story bicycle sculpture created for RAGBRAI by a local artist with hundreds of volunteers at Collins Plaza and Noelridge Park showcases public art. The author also advocates a 12 month school year and notes personal experience running a day care, urging shorter, more frequent school breaks to keep students engaged. Jean Hansen, 1046 F Ave NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Plaza
Noelridge Park
Burton Loupee Seeks Cedar Rapids School Board Seat
The public votes for Cedar Rapids School Board members Sept 11. Burton Loupee, incumbent for at large, is highlighted as a strong arts in education advocate who attended the Lorin Hollander lecture with Cedar Rapids Schools and Symphony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Burton Loupee
Lorin Hollander
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Worst drug of all is money say s Outlooks column
The piece argues money is the root of all evil and that government acts as the greatest purveyor of this synthetic drug. It traces money to private bankers via the Federal Reserve, cites Wilson and Roosevelt, and accuses Washington of addiction through welfare, debt, and subsidies. It ends urging readers to say no to irresponsible government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rome
Congress
Federal Reserve
Wilson
Roosevelt
Faust
Marx
Nancy Reagan
Buster
George Bush
Unsafe walking in the county with no school bus service
Mary Anne Danford complains that the county has no busing for non three mile district and questions safety of walking two miles to school. She notes dark walks, wooded areas, and high costs for bus service while comparing city bus options.
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Mary Anne Danford
30Th St. Dr. SE
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Claude Pepper
Tien Re
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Patricia L. Ogden
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