Labor Department seeks to curb affirmative action rules
Washington reports the Labor Department proposes new regulations to curb affirmative action requirements for federal contractors. The rules would exempt small firms but fail to resolve fundamental conflicts with equal opportunity goals, potentially preserving burdensome paperwork while maintaining civil rights provisions. Black and women’s groups oppose the changes, while the author believes the shifts would improve a flawed system.
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Washington
Labor Department
Heaven Knows
Federal Register
Psycho-path bike path clash over Linn to Black Hawk counties
In letters to The Gazette a dispute over a 50 mile corridor between Linn and Black Hawk counties pits Rails to Trails against farmers. Rails to Trails would fund and gift the path to the Conservation Commission while farmers seek to use the land for production. They warn the plan could raise taxes or require payback of funds if federal money is later needed. The exchange labels the plan controversial and notes a recent bond issue reflected public opinion.
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Rails
Iowa Heritage Foundation
People of
Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
the Conservation Commission
Rails To Trails Group
Hall Foundation
Grassley notes lack of penalties in human life bill
Senate debate on S. 158, which would grant legal status to a human embryo and treat certain birth control as infanticide, stalled as no penalties exist and constitutional questions loom. Subcommittee urged tabling. some recommended a constitutional abortion amendment instead, facing mixed support amid pro choice constituencies and regional resistance.
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Iowa
Sen. Grassley
Senate
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On the Separation of Powers
Supreme Court
High Court
National Abortion Rights Action League
Roy Wilkins Remembered as Civil Rights Leader and Advocate
Roy Wilkins died this week at age 80 leaving a legacy as NAACP leader and journalist who championed nonviolence and peaceful reform. He guided the civil rights movement through hard tests, arguing against violence and for measured change under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. His life spanned eight decades of public service and advocacy.
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Roy Wilkins
U.S
Wilkins
NAACP
Jonah sermon sparks debate on morality and mercy
A Boston column links Jonah to a clash of views among Yale President A Bartlett Giamatti and pundits Falwell Buckley. The Jonah tale is used to argue that humanity and mercy matter more than rigid certainty, urging a tolerant approach to differing opinions.
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Boston
Jonah
Jerry Falwell
A. Bartlett Giamatti
William F. Buckley Jr
Giamatti
Yale
Falwell
America
Buckley
God
Praise for St Luke s Hospital OB Department
A mother commends St Luke s Hospital OB Department for excellent care during the birth of her first child. She highlights professional and caring nurses, 24 hour rooming in, personalized nursery teaching, and a welcoming homelike room atmosphere.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Noelridge Park hosts 10th Annual Flower Show next Sunday
A steady stream of visitors toured Noelridge Park last Sunday to view test gardens and admire the flowers. Commissioner Stan Reinis and the Parks Department receive credit for the event. The public is invited to tour the greenhouses and attend the 10th Annual Flower and Garden Show from 1 30 to 5 30 p.m.
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Noelridge Park
Stan Reinis
Parks Department
Linguistic Quirks and Errors in Iowa UPI Notes
A humorous collection of misworded lines and editorial slips from Iowa reporting. Highlights include stray adverbs and possessives, spellings and punctuation quirks, and a caution on usage like its versus it is.
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John Donnelly
James J . Kilpatrick
Universalires
Orwell
Time Magazine
Time
William Penn
the Gazette
Linn
Black Hawk Counties
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Kipling-Klan
Malcolm
Anthony Lewis
New York Times Service
Nineveh
Noelridge Flowers
Real McCoys
United Press International
Mercy Hospital
Vinton Ditch
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