Editorial: Iowa faces budget gap and tax dilemma
The Iowa attorney general says Governor Branstad must submit an arbitrator's salary recommendation for state workers. With a projected $250 million deficit, raises could push costs by at least $50 million. Branstad resists tax increases, urging spending cuts while educators seek funding, raising questions about shared sacrifice and whether Iowa can do with less.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Attorney General's
Branstad
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
ISEA
Irony in Umpire Labor Dispute With Major League Baseball
The piece notes a wage gap in baseball with umpires earning up to 105000 per season and entry pay around 41000 while players command millions. It argues umpires hold decisive calls on pitches and plays, and suggests players largely stay quiet during labor talks to avoid upsetting on-field authority.
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Major League Baseball
Umps
Kurds amid mountain woes face world’s slow response
In northern Iraq the Kurds endure famine, cold, and exile while satellite images for aid arrive sporadically. The piece critiques global inaction tied to UN and major powers, noting Europe’s enclave idea and shifting support as nations weigh responsibility and self determination.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
United States
Kurdistan
Iran
Syria
Soviet Union
China
Tibet
Bush Administration
Newsday
Gazette editorial on hunting and fishing fee increase sparks dispute
A reader letters section argues that The Gazette misinformed readers with an editorial headed Ante up or else about licensing fee hikes. The writer says the bill passed a committee and faces several hurdles, while conservation groups support the idea to fund land and wildlife work.
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Gazette
the Gazette
House Natural Resources Committee
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Izaak Walton League of America
Pheasants Forever
Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund
Capitol Press Corps
State General Fund
Keep Soviet hockey players at home
The author rails against limited hockey coverage and recalls a midseason St Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings series tied 3 3 with Sergei Fedorov, the Russian star, playing in the United States. He contrasts past Cold War restrictions with current flow of players to the NHL.
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Mike Urevicka
Dukes
NHL
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
USA Today
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis
Blues
Detroit
Sergei Fedorov
Fedorov
Soviet Union
United States
Joe McCarthy
Benton landowners push back on Iowa Illinois gas line route
A letter from Marcel Sebetka of Norway argues Benton County landowners oppose routing the Iowa Illinois gas line across farmland. He urges using railroad rights of way and condemning land only with proper compensation, criticizing the utilities and urging solidarity among landowners. The page also features a thank you note to Tony Reiners of Stage 4 Theatres for returning a lost pin and a call for public recycling at Marion stores.
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Benton County
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
Palo
Utility Board
Benton
Iowa-Illinois
America
Iowa Utility Board
Iowa Consumer Advocate
Stage 4
Tony Reiners
Tony
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Board of
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
Eern
Mark Bowden
United Nations’ Security Council
European Community
Department of Natural Resources
C’mon
Dennis Black
Newton
Mark Dukes
Robertson
Iowa Electric
Marcel Sebetka
Route 1
Norway
Berniece Spalti
Marion
Marion Hy-Vee
Drug Town
Pam Stiers
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