Editorial calls for expanding Iowa GOP marriage debate platform
The Gazette urges widening the Iowa GOP to include marriage equality discussion. It applauds Iowa Republicans for Freedom and Young Conservatives for Freedom to Marry for proposing changes to remove anti gay language and spark inclusive dialogue. The editorial notes cautious optimism about ground up reform and tent expansion before caucuses.
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Iowa
Republicans For Freedom
Jeff Angelo
Republican Party
Reader Letters Highlight Local Help and National Disability Debates
The letters praise Marion Mayor Snooks Bouska for personal outreach after a tree caused lawn damage and question tree replacement policies. They also press for sheltered workshops amid Olmstead and ADA rulings, arguing one size does not fit all and warning against forced integration. Gordon Taylor, Anamosa.
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Marion
Allen “Snooks
Bouska
Snooks
Noreen Tonkin Marion
Olmstead
ADA
Myths about safety net myths and Rampell quiz outline
Catherine Rampell outlines how social safety net spending has grown, skewing to near poor and middle class. The piece presents a multi question quiz showing common misconceptions about elderly benefits, unemployment duration, housing subsidies, taxes, Medicare, SNAP, and program beneficiaries.
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U.S
Washingtonpost.com
Watergate nostalgia and the erosion of impeachment gravity
This column reflects on the Nixon resignation and Watergate impeachments, contrasting past seriousness with modern partisan brinkmanship. It cites Linda Wertheimer's Nixon era audio, Rodino's tearful role, and contemporary calls to impeach Obama, noting a growing view of Watergate as mere politics.
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Wertheimer
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Gazette
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