Cedar Rapids turns landfill methane into power with IE
The city partnered with Iowa Electric Light and Power to convert landfill gas into electricity at Prairie Creek Power Station. Methane is piped unprocessed to Unit 4, a unique setup, reducing apartment gas seepage and generating about 1.5 million in royalties over 20 years while saving IE about 900 a day in coal costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cit
Mount Trashmore
Getty Synthetic Fuels
California
Getty
Prairie Creek
Joe Meyers
Meyers
Prairie Creek Unit 4
HBO Mandela film sparks right wing boycott chatter
Critics claim the Mandela biopic is communist propaganda though reviewers found it satisfactory. Prominent groups pressure HBO to boycott, while the film portrays apartheid era history, Mandela’s nonviolent start, later armed resistance, and prison years contrasting with Winnie.
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Ndy Ave
Mandela
African National Congress
HBO
South Africa
Peter T. Flaherty
Citizens For Reagan
Congress
Jerry Falwell
The
Moral Majority and Liberty Federation
ANC
Winnie
Stealth car tricks and radar baffling antics
A racy account mocks attempts to hide a car from radar by shaping, coating, and masking components to absorb or scatter waves. It notes risks and jail time for misusing stealth ideas while referencing Popular Science and KGB access via Northrop reports.
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Washuvuiun
Roe
Miu
KGB
ATB
Advanced Technology
Northrop
Stealth program risks and secrecy in U S weapons research
William Safire surveys Stealth cost overruns at Northrop and potential budget battles in Washington. He notes 124 million write down, hidden costs shifting to research, and covert talk around the F 19 Nighthawk era stealth fighters in Nevada. He warns that secrecy stifles public debate on manned aircraft strategy and questions whether opening engines and avionics to competition could threaten bomber progress.
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Northrop
Moscow
Dzerzinsky Square
Cap Weinberger
Pentagon
Les Aspin
House Armed Services
Letters raise insurance mandates and abortion debate
A reader argues for mandatory auto insurance funding by drivers, cites Oklahoma as model, and questions equity in fines. The letter also endorses Judge Bork and condemns abortion, urging redemptive views and critiquing foreign car imports as economic blame.
Outlooks column on abortion sparks ethical debate
A reader letter argues abortion costs and legality shape moral questions, claiming Roe v Wade alters when life is recognized and condemns ejaculation as legally and divinely regulated. The writer positions as anti abortion ethicist and cites ancient and natural law.
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Mark Boddicker Walker
Floyd Bergen for Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner
Ralph J. Mikesell urges support for Floyd Bergen in Cedar Rapids election praising his leadership and department improvements. He highlights police and fire services as strong and asks voters to back Bergen on October 6.
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Cedar Rapids
Commissi Bergen
Floyd Bergen
Floyd
Ralph J. Mikesell
Blake Blvd
Pope John Paul II’s stance on women and ministry
The article argues that Pope John Paul II maintains a traditional church order with women excluded from ordination and limited in leadership roles. It notes his public assertion of dignity for women without translating into equal opportunity, attributing this to his Polish upbringing and a family history lacking female influence.
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John Pauls
John Paul II
Rue
Los Angeles
John Paul
Poland
Pope John Paul II and the culture clash on women and family
Vatican observer Peter Hebblethwaite argues John Paul II reflects Polish culture in views on women and family. He notes Poland has educated women and that the pope honors women yet emphasizes traditional roles. Hebblethwaite links the pope’s stance to his family background and Mary the mother of Jesus as a model.
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Uacewe
Davis
The
IDOT
John Paul
Poland
Jagiellonian University of Krakow
Jadwiga
Znak
Sign) Catholic Club
Krakow
Halina Borbonsa
Mary
Jesus
Peter Hebbiethwaite
Vatican
National Catholic Reporter
Oxford
England
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Joe Mladky I, Praaen Ans Pulisher
Enna
Baster
Sel
Bitar Pages
Bitoni Board
William Safire
New York Times Service
Nevada
Lockheed
Skunk Works
the Gazette
Oklahoma
Jeff Moser
Edgewood
America
Reagan
Supreme Court
Bork
Hhe
Peter Hebblethwaite Pope
Wojtyla
Ohn
Paul
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