City High leader promotes No Excuses motto for new year
Hanson, principal at City High in Iowa City, urges students teachers and parents to meet the No Child Left Behind mandate with no excuses. The speech framed the year around performance and accountability amid nationwide debates on the program.
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Payroll survey questioned as households show job gains
Timothy Kane notes August payroll figures miss a broader truth. A BLS study reveals payroll losses may be overstated since 2001 due to job turnover and uncounted workers. Household data shows 1.81 million jobs gained since 2001 with 629,000 last month, challenging payroll-only conclusions.
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Crossing the border of bad taste in reality TV
An editorial denounces the Spanish language reality show Win the Green produced by Liberman Broadcasting for exploiting immigrant contestants. It notes fake promises of green cards, dangerous stunts, and weak legal safeguards, contrasting with PBS cautionary fare and calling for removal.
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Liberman Broadcasting
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Cedar Rapids Candidates Forum Highlights Gaps in District Prep
Cedar Rapids candidates for the school board impressed as boosters but showed limited awareness of major issues like student preparedness and achievement. The Cedar Rapids Public Library reports over 56 000 CDs from the CD recovery program may yield little value, with leftovers slated for a Friends sale. The Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 25th anniversary meeting offered nostalgia with few concrete tourism forecasts.
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Kerry War Record Debate Draws Strong Opinions
A reader challenges claims about John Kerry and his supporters, defending Kerry’s Vietnam service while criticizing critics. The letter asserts Kerry’s honesty, notes his protest with Jane Fonda, and argues a war record should not determine qualifications, concluding that Kerry is human and fallible.
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Letter Writers Argue Kerry Supporters Must Vote
A Cedar Rapids reader defends voting for Kerry citing faith liberalism and civic duty. The letter argues government differs from business and religion and supports extending rights to all, including homosexuals and enemy combatants, while urging respectful debate and participation.
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Focus on Niche Innovation for U S Economic Growth
Julie Sawyers argues the United States should shift from arguing fault in job losses to seeking global market niches. She emphasizes advancing alternative fuels, food, housing, and environmental solutions, urging investment in education, ideas, and freedom from oppression rather than branding as Made in America.
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United States
Julie Sawyers
Cedar Rapids
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