Health of Presidents Through Time Shapes Campaign Coverage
Editorial argues shifts in disclosure of presidential health from secretive to transparent. It cites Washington to Kennedy, noting medical secrecy persisted until Lyndon Johnson and Carter. The piece predicts Dole and Clinton will face detailed, graphic health profiles before Election 1996.
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Bob Dole
Clinton
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Warren Harding
Harding
Rudolph Marx
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Addison
Senate
Kennedy
Scar
Jimmy Carter
White House
Dole
Tax forms and stamps under tax time strain
Readers voice frustration as tax filings near and stamps add cost to sending payments. Officials say free postage for government payments would require congressional action, while a penny for a stamp remains a public relation hurdle. Modern quotes and a Colbert finish frame the debate.
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Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Wayne Stayskal
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
IRS
Congress
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Assault weapons ban debate stirs gun rights letter
Alan R. Schultz of Postville argues against federal gun control measures, citing polls showing opposition and recalling Waco and Ruby Ridge. He defends the Second Amendment as protecting family and liberty, denouncing calls for increased federal power and labeling control efforts as anti-freedom.
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Minnette Doderer
Mary Mascher
Law Enforcement Technology
Police Magazine
Southern States Police Benevolent Association
Police Marksman Magazine
Oklahoma City
World Trade Center
Waco
Ruby Ridge
NRA
Handgun Control Inc
Liberal Democrats
Can nicotine kill trees downtown Cedar Rapids
Larry McGrath argues in a letter that nicotine from smokers harms downtown trees as cigarette butts litter sidewalks and grate openings. He asks who should enforce littering laws and curb the problem in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar School Board Budget Proposal Criticized
A reader denounces Linn-Mar School Board plans for the 1996 97 budget citing half time positions for Indian Creek Elementary principal and media specialist. The writer argues education quality, resource investments since 1994, and 270 students demand full time leadership and staff. The April 15 vote is urged against the proposal.
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Linn-Mar
Indian Creek Elementary
Pacha
One language for America says Cedar Rapids letter
Barbara Benda argues that the United States should maintain English as the common language. She recalls early settlers and immigrants adopting a single tongue to uphold American culture and obedience, praising God and expressing gratitude for America’s growth.
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USA
America
God
Barbara Benda
Cedar Rapids
Pay by the container boosts recycling in Linn County towns
In Linn County the pay by the container system correlates with higher per person recycling. Cedar Rapids and Marion trail, Mount Vernon leads with curbside plus pay by container. Donald C. Dell of Cornell College notes benefits and advocates adoption for greater participation and less landfill use.
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the Gazette
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mount Vernon
Pecr
Thuliceulit County
The
Gazette
Duke University
Lisbon
Donald C. Dell
Cornell College
Foresight
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Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
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Alan R. Schultz
Postville
Iowa
Larry McGrath
Joe Pacha
Carol Bildstein
United States
Europe
Lee Clancey
Donald C. Cell
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