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1 Are computers making us impersonal? Prof says no, but they can help. Charles Scholz says technology does not make our communication less personal, but it does make it easier for someone to hide behind a machine.
2 Community development is the true economic development for cities, towns. Ways to build community development are explained by University of Northern Iowa Community Services Director Lowell Norland.
3 Economies of child care--not emphasized in the U.S., but once was in Iowa. Martha Reineke says women aren't compensated vry well in the U.S. in terms of maternity leaves. "Utopian" societies recognized traditional women's jobs, like child care, as part of society's labor.
4 Housing issues on national agenda, but are they in presidential campaigns? Many more homeless people in Iowa than we thought. Homelessness is one of the three issues on the national agenda today.
5 Studies show Americans have acute Geography ignorance, Education is Rx. The cure for geography ignorance is education.