Presidents Have Private Lives
The piece argues public revulsion at Kenneth Starr’s investigation wanes as Clinton’s admission of personal failure in the Lewinsky matter shifts focus to privacy. It notes Starr’s aggressive pursuit, Clinton’s partial truthfulness, and the expectation that public sympathy may favor Clinton and his family while Congress hesitates to impeach.
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When Centuries Collide Y2K warning for business
The article warns of the Y2K computer problem and urges immediate action before the year 2000. It cites a Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce note urging fixes by 1998 for projections systems and describes delaying until December 31 1999 as risky.
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Earth
Cedar Rapids Area
Please resign for nation's sake
W Russell G Byers urges the president to resign and issue blanket pardons to end the Monica Lewinsky investigation cycle. The columnist predicts more reports, probes, and political fallout as new special prosecutors arise and calls for unity to move America forward.
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Gore
America
Residents spar over Cedar Rapids local tax and spending
Ced ar Rapids letters criticize the failed local option sales tax and city spending. Voters opposed higher taxes. residents complain about a $500,000 parking lot rebuild, $700,000 council chamber refurbish, and $1.2 million in lavish projects. A resident argues against government funded recreational ventures and urges private funding and civic focus.
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David C. Osher
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Public Works
Sixth Street
Council
Clarifying Grammar and Sports Talk in Reader Letters
A Waukon reader debates correct past tense forms and adjectives with lighted lit and lit. A Mariners star avoids discussing a home run record while a sportswriter explains his restraint. An Iowa City reader weighs uninterested disinterested and the its vs it has usage in a sentence.
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Ken Griffey Jr
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Seattle Mariners
Roger Maris
Iowa City
Griffey
Antona Citlan
Right not wrong in Clinton tray
Charles B Handy argues that the editorials blaming Arkansas for Hillary Clinton’s legal troubles are misplaced. He supports the final call to look closer to home and defends Hillary's “vast right wing conspiracy” comment while urging accountability beyond partisan blame.
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Newt Gingrich
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Readers' Letters Policy Notes Gazette Opinion Space
The Gazette presents letters without vouching for accuracy or judging opinions. Readers may submit contradictory or corrective responses, with equal opportunity for publication.
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