Streetwise children and the drug problem in Cedar Rapids
Editorial cites Rep. Jim Leach remarks about where to buy drugs in Cedar Rapids schools and urges community action. A AP study from Columbia University notes teens’ drug exposure ages 12 and 13 and varying views from students, teachers, and principals. Positive signs include religion, family meals, and parental influence reducing teen smoking and drug involvement.
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Jim Leach
Cedar Rapids
Leach
Associated Press
Columbia University
National Center On Addiction and
North Carolina hog farms show water quality gains
A North Carolina DEQ survey finds large hog operations reduced nutrient loadings 50 percent from 1976–1980 to 1994–1997 in the Black River drainage area despite a fivefold rise in hog numbers. The Hudson Institute data suggest confinement manure management lowers pollution, while spills along the Neuse River drew a moratorium and broader lessons for expansion strategies.
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North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
Black River
Wilmington
DNR
Hudson Institute
Indianapolis
Hudson
Alex Avery
the Gazette
Marlene Lucas
Neuse River
James B. Hunt
Iowa
Anonymous donor funds Cedar Rapids Nature Center wetland project
Rich Patterson notes a Cedar Rapids anonymous donor plans a 300000 dollar gift to restore the Indian Creek Nature Center marsh. The project will remove 30000 cubic yards of sediment, rechannel Bena Brook, add a waterfall, and build walkways for public access, with 18 month completion and renewed wildlife habitat benefiting thousands of visitors and volunteers.
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Cedar River
Indian Creek
Nature Center
Iowa
Bena Brook
Bena
Rich Patterson
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center
Peers Override Parents in Shaping Teens Says Jago
Carol Jago argues in favor of peer influence over parental impact on teen behavior. The piece notes Judith Harris's nurture assumption and suggests classrooms succeed when students set own behavioral rules rather than rely on adults.
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Carol Jag
Judith Harris
Harris
Stanford
Robert Sapolsky
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Steven Pinker
Campaigns ramp up as Iowa voters head to November election
The Gazette outlines the November 3 election stakes with six federal seats, seven state offices, 125 legislative seats and county races across Iowa. It highlights ongoing coverage plans, profiles of lieutenant governor candidates, and a forthcoming Voter's Guide to aid informed voting. The staff cites Ken Sullivan, Rod Boshart, Mary Sharp, Larry Johnson, and Terry Coyle as the team guiding coverage and invites reader input eight weeks before Election Day.
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Iowa
Congress
Senate
House
Agriculture
The
Gazette
Ken Sullivan
the Gazette
Des Moines
Rod Boshart
Iowa Statehouse
Metro
Mary Sharp
Larry Johnson
Terry Coyle
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
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Ken Slaughter
Dele Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Rich P
American Psychological Association
Carol Jago
Santa Monica High School
Southern California
Los Angeles Times
Gazette News Team
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