Editorial argues against FCC fairness doctrine repeal
The piece contends the fairness doctrine was a blandness spreading rule that stifled debate. It notes hearings showing cases where stations chose not to air opposing views and argues the current media landscape has enough outlets for diverse expression. It warns Congress may push the rule again and urges Supreme Court action to end the antiquated mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Diane Killory
Congress
Reagan
Supreme Court
Dutch Hog Manure Crisis Spurs Iowa Benefit Plan
The Netherlands with 14.5 million pigs faces a huge manure surplus estimated 14 million tons yearly beyond absorption. A 55 million subsidy program encourages storage expansion and manure reuse research. Officials anticipate 2000 as a possible deadline for solving the problem, echoing potential gains for U.S. hog producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Iowa
Mat Thissen
Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry
Hague
Robocop Marketing Draws Fire Over R Rating
Critics argue parents enable Orion Pictures merchandising blitz by exposing children to Robocop despite its R rating. The article notes a growing line of Robocop products and figures the marketing drive aims to boost toy and apparel sales regardless of content.
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Orion Pictures
Robocop
What did the hearings accomplish
The hearings provided a necessary check on abuses of power and educated the public to the dangers of secret operations. They offered an open forum to examine constitutional questions, highlighted the dangers of unchecked executive secrecy, and ensured accountability even if some critics found them dull or costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
White House
Washington Post
IBP
Letters to the Gazette and Lions Camp Kickoff Respect
A reader complains of alleged IBP worker abuse and seeks safety justice. A second note thanks the Jones County Cattlemen for hosting a Lions training camp kickoff cookout in Rochester Michigan drawing players and staff, with praise for Iowa hospitality and local beef producers.
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Detroit Lions
Jones County Cattlemen’s Association
Iowa
Lions
Rochester
Mich
Jones County Cattlemen and Cowbelles
Jones County
John Harms
Monticello
Detroit
John
Hawkeyes
Chuck Long
Devon Mitchell
Pontiac Silverdome
Tim Pendell
Detroit Lions Inc
Pontiac
Makings of a sane policy in Central America
The piece argues a revamped approach may yield a bipartisan policy in Central America if Reagan negotiates in good faith. It notes past missteps under Bush and Casey, contrasts right and left positions on the Sandinistas, and credits George Shultz and other advisers for tempered guidance. It warns credibility hinges on keeping faith or Congress could resume conflict.
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Washington
Central America
Charlie Brown
Lucy
Nicaragua
U.S
State Department
el Salvador
Honduras
Reagan
Philip Habib
Habib
State
New York Times
Bill Casey
George Shultz
Howard Baker
Frank Carlucci
William Webster
Managua
House
Jim Wright
Congress
Free markets ennoble human spirit and the framers' economic view
The author argues the 1787 Constitution did not create an economic system but relied on free enterprise and the pursuit of happiness. They criticize capitalism’s abuses by bankers and corporations, defend the free market’s role in prosperity, and warn that government interference breeds upheaval while noting greed vs. self improvement and the limits of economic systems.
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Hammurabi
Joseph
Egypt
Karl Marx
Harry Truman
Congress
America
Freedom and Constitution in an Economic Debate from Iowa
A Fayette author criticizes fiat money and federal controls arguing that 1776 land titles were allodial and that true prosperity comes from free enterprise. He cites tax theft and $20 trillion debt while urging return to constitutional economic liberty and limited government.
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Board of
Joe Hladky III
John Donnglly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Editorial Pagestorial
United States
Netherlands
Fe Scien
Into the
Abyss
Haynes Johnson
Didduns
Mr Ever
the Gazette
OSHA
Wayne H. Cox
Hertz Dr. SE
401St
Eighth Air Force
Jim Fain
Don Kimball
Fayette
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