Bush aid to Russia limited by U S Treasury constraints
The editorial argues U S aid to Russia and other former Soviet republics must stay limited due to a near 400 billion dollar deficit and about 4 trillion dollar national debt. It notes the package relies on loans and deferrals rather than new money totaling around 3 billion, plus a 12 billion IMF increase, aiming to promote democratization and security without a Marshall Plan scale. It contrasts Bush's stance with Nixon’s warnings on a fragile peace dividend and remarks on election pressures shaping Congress.
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Treasury
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Russia
Soviet Republics
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Soviet Union
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Commonwealth of Independent States
Congress
James Baker
Internatonal Monetary Fund
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Silence of the Lambs Tops Best Picture Debate Across Decades
The piece weighs how Silence of the Lambs defied Oscar norms by winning Best Picture amid downbeat rivals and a landmark sweep of all five top awards by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. It recalls past winners and shifts in taste from It Happened One Night to Singin in the Rain.
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Motion Picture Academy
Silence of the Lambs
Academy
Disney
Cecil B. DeMille
Jodie Foster
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
FBI
Cocaine and the lure of wealth in inner city life
Robin Miller argues cocaine reshapes self worth for inner city youth by creating a sense of wealth and status. He contends the drug’s allure persists because TV culture defines belonging through material possession, while the working poor remain outsiders. Miller notes the cycle could be replaced by any powerful substitute.
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Robin Miller
America
Letters to the Gazette on Prairie Meadows bailout debate
A reader argues that SF 2249 will bail out the near bankrupt Prairie Meadows Race Track using public funds. The letter urges Iowa legislators to oppose taxpayer subsidies while human services cuts and tax increases loom and invites others to contact their lawmakers.
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Linn County
Prairie Meadows
Call for Extending School Year Cites Knowledge Gaps
A letter to the Gazette argues for a longer school year to boost learning, noting many children lack stimulating environments at home. The author cites studies on knowledge gaps and says educators support 240 school days over 180 to improve outcomes.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Real news front page view sparks political critique
R.O. Ferguson argues Kilpatrick’s March 19 piece shows a shift from distant political analysis to practical concerns. He contends front-page news is too political and urges moving opinion-led content to the front, placing real news and public sentiment on the first page.
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James Kilpatrick
Congress
Kilpatrick
Republic
Strike three for state employee raises
A letter by Laura R Morris argues state employee pay raises are not secured after vetoes and funding gaps. She cites layoffs in 1991 and possible 18 day furloughs to finance raises, urging Iowans to choose between service cuts and funding.
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Laura R. Morris
18Th St. SW
Has the nation gone berserk asks Cascade reader
A Cascade reader questions the March 29 endorsement of the Iowa Equal Rights Amendment and its implied protection of homosexuals. He cites a page 3A profile of Edward Savitzes and asks whether such individuals should be allowed to live in apartment communities with families, challenging psychiatric hospitalization as a remedy.
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Iowa
Edward Savitzes
Dave Hughes
Cascade
Right Stanch or Staunch Standoff Debate
Question of the day weighs verb usage for staunch and stanch with examples from the AP and references to dictionaries. It notes adverbial and adjectival correctness and cites Theodore Kubicek and Jan Clute amid a broader critique of clarity in writing.
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Theodore Kubicek
Ted
American Heritage Dictionary
Staunch
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