Court funding reform gains Senate support urged for House approval
The Gazette editorial urges Iowa to shift to full state funding for courts to handle rising caseloads. It argues five year phasing, appointing court clerks by judges, and reduced local influence, saying the plan is financially feasible and overdue, and calls on the House to act now with gubernatorial backing.
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Iowa
Senate
Boards of Supervisors
O Neill Building Seen as Boston Monument to Waste
A Boston Herald examination argues the federal O'Neill Building in Boston is unnecessary and costly. It cites the GSA report urging cancellation and questions the $75 million unobligated authorization, warning of a taxpayer burden and a broader waste narrative.
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Tip O’neill
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O'Neill
General Services Administration
Charles River
Thomas P. O'Neill
GSA
Tip
O’neill
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Boston Herald
Porter Leighton
Washington
Gerald Carmen
Oversight
William Clinkscales
Carterites
Clinkscales
Congress
Massachusetts
Downtown Marion parking woes draw reader heat
A reader laments traffic measures closing 11th Street downtown and criticizes the placement of three handicapped stalls. They condemn removal of a stall at the Eighth Avenue and Tenth Street lot, and question merchant attitudes toward accessibility and sponsored parking areas.
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Marion
11Th Street
Eighth Avenue
10Th Street
Instant expansion vs big bang sparks debate in cosmos
A reader debates beginning the universe with instant expansion while favoring the big bang. The note mentions a handicapped parking stall removal after a ticket incident. Downtown Marion merchants reportedly suffer traffic shifts, with past use of the stall for snow storage, impacting access for the disabled.
Mail complaint highlights delivery and envelope loss issues
A Marion resident describes mail mishaps including a cut open envelope and damaged item, missed deliveries due to a substitute carrier, and wet outgoing mail. The senior citizen urges action and considers writing the postmaster in Washington for better service.
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Marion
Washington, D.C
Jefferson as Founding Ideals and Modern Policy Reflections
The piece honors Thomas Jefferson on his birthday while arguing against modern inflation, big government, and private banking. It recalls his opposition to a national bank, insistence on limited government, and belief in education as a safeguard for liberty, urging readers to study his writings.
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America
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Richard Henry Lee
Jefferson
Schachner
Washington
Hamilton
South
National Bank
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Andrew Jackson
van Buren
Republic
Thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to share views
A call invites Eastern Iowans to submit their thoughts on various topics. Readers are urged to express opinions freely, with the views belonging to the authors and subjects not limited.
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