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"Parenting that is more effective relies on reasoning rather than power assertion. Guilt can be a good thing, particularly in mild form." Grazyna Kochanska, professor of psychology, spearheading research that found that guilt can be a powerful motivator to get children to stay in line but also that children of strict parents are less likely to feel guilty than their peers (Chicago Sun-Times, April 17).

"We can't deal with these fluctuations. Think about a dog when it grows a winter coat, and the temperature goes sky high. What is he going to do, shed it and grow it again?" Mark Blumberg, professor of psychology, explaining the connection between recent weather changes and Iowans' mood swings (Muscatine Journal, April 19).

"It has seemed to most of us that the bill is a pretty good-sized hammer for a pretty small nail." Bruce Wheaton, interim director Oakdale Research Campus, fearing that proposed federal legislation allowing state universities to be sued for infringing on intellectual property rights is too severe (Iowa City Press-Citizen, April 24).

"For anybody of any age who bleeds black and gold, this is the place to come and see all of our sports teams and highlight films." Jane Meyer, senior associate director of athletics, promoting the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame Roy G. Karro Building scheduled to open this fall (Iowa City Gazette, April 25).

"He's just really an icon and a legend in the field of hospital administration." Amy O'Deen, administrator of the Children's Hospital of Iowa, praising the accomplishments of former University Hospitals chief executive officer John Colloton (Iowa City Press-Citizen, April 28).

"We're going to try and collaborate by living under one roof." Tatsuaki Nakato, associate director of IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering for the Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station, referring to the unique combination of UI hydraulics researchers and fish biologists from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources working together at the new research station (Iowa City Press-Citizen, May 3).

"There are these myths . . . that as you get old, you have to expect you'll have pain and learn to live with it. That isn't true." Keela Herr, professor of nursing, objecting to the notion that getting old has to hurt (New York Times, May 9).

"There are a lot of people around to whom it hasn't occurred that Jesus was a Jew." George W. Nickelsburg, professor emeritus of religion, commenting on a new translation of the New Testament that he says explicitly emphasizes historical context (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 10).