Regents must show their work in Harreld hiring
The Gazette editorial calls for transparency in the University of Iowa president selection. It questions how Bruce Harreld, a former IBM and Boston Chicken executive with no university ties, was chosen and urges release of all candidate comments and the full interview list to counter public skepticism.
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Phil Secor
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Linn County
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Letters to the Editor Bring Social Security into focus
A Cedar Rapids reader questions Democratic proposals to preserve Social Security, praising Blum for addressing fiscal realities and urging bipartisan solutions. Other letters defend the Cedar Rapids Public Library levy, comment on school leadership, and critique a Deflategate interview, ending with a personal note from D. Gisvold Norway.
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Cedar Rapids
History of Modern Fashion traces denim through time
Lenore Skenazy surveys how jeans evolved from Genoa boat cloth to 19th century mining wear and 20th century style. Cole and Deihl note fashion mirrors culture, from denim origins to 1920s ads, 1950s cinema, and the Gap launch in 1969, highlighting utility status and seduction.
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Nancy Deihl
Deihl
New York University
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NYU
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Genoa
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Strauss
San Francisco
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Gap
Rally clashes with GOP at Capitol over Iran deal
Report from a Wednesday Tea Party Patriots rally led by Ted Cruz Donald Trump and Sarah Palin opposing the Iran nuclear deal. Amid banners and chants critics warn of doom while speakers urge aggressive GOP action and blame Obama Democrats for perceived failures. Public remarks reflect factional tensions shaping the 2016 election climate.
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