Thresher Disaster Echoes Kursk Peacetime Sub Scandal
The piece links the 1963 Thresher sinking with the Kursk tragedy, arguing both exposed Navy safety failures and cover ups. It notes 129 aboard Thresher, including Larry Freeman, and cites congressional delays and secrecy as factors that kept the disaster from sparking public outrage.
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Runnells
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Navy
Fred Korth
Newsweek
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Korth
South Vietnam
Opinion: Princeton Review TA claim over Iowa misleads
Samuel L. Becker argues the Princeton Review survey on teaching assistants is unscientific biased and not representative of Iowa's student body. He notes Iowa ranks mid among peers and urges reliance on valid studies. He cautions prospective students to seek campus sources and legitimate reviews.
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Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Daily
Iowan
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Iowa Memorial Union
IMU
Iowa
Samuel L. Becker
University of Town
School of Art and
Art History
Humanities Iowa
Letters to the Gazette Information and Guidelines
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Preserve Ten Commandments on courthouse lawns says Cedar Rapids letter writer
Readers argue against removing the Ten Commandments monoliths from Linn and Johnson County displays. They defend faith in law and say separation of church and state is misunderstood and oppose ACLU-led removals. Jeanne Reeder and Toby L. Fisch publish similar pleas.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Toby L. Fisch
Iowa City
ACLU
Jeanne Reeder
Owner takes over Cedar Rapids Ice Arena and adds restaurant bar
A Cedar Rapids reader complains after the RoughRiders owner seizes management of the Ice Arena from Polar Ice and plans a lower level restaurant serving alcohol. The note questions safety for families and cites past incidents tied to alcohol at youth events and calls for skating at Coral Ridge Mall.
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