Lightfoot debate stunt sparks knife inflamed Iowa race
Mike Deupree muses on Jim Lightfoot using a pocketknife in a GOP gubernatorial debate with David Oman and Paul Pate. The column imagines televised knife theatrics as a provocative, impractical bid to revitalize interest while noting safety and civility concerns.
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IRS raiding tactics blamed for armed seizures of small firms
A Senate Finance Committee hearing heard victims recount IRS Criminal Investigation Division raids that terrified families, damaged businesses, and often found no crime. Witnesses included Richard Gardner of a tax firm in Illinois, W A Tex Moncrief Jr. of Fort Worth, and others, who said informants lacked credibility and the IRS offered little accountability.
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Tex” Moncrief Jr
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Moncrief
Study Finds Medical Benefits From Rocking Chairs
At Kirkhaven nursing home in Rochester a two year study shows rocking eases dementia symptoms. Mary Hall, 79, smiles while rocking and calmer behavior reduces agitation. University of Rochester researcher Nancy Watson led findings that daily rocking improves mood balance and may cut pain medication needs.
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Kirkhaven Nursing Home
Mary Hall
Kirkhaven
Nancy Watson
University of Rochester
Corrections and clarifications from the Gazette newsroom
The Gazette corrects a misidentified business in a April 19 Gazette story naming Floyd's Beauty and The Barber among downtown demolition plans for an exhibition hall site. It also notes two Democratic candidates for Johnson County treasurer Pam Lenz Nielsen and Thomas Kriz.
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Gazette
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Solon
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Iowa City
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