Secret sessions upheld in Iowa public bargaining ruling
Des Moines County Judge Harlan Bainter upheld a PER board view that impasse on whether public employer employee negotiations are open or closed should result in closed sessions. The ruling backs secrecy, while Governor Ray and critics call for openness. observers warn of diminished public input and taxpayer scrutiny.
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Des Moines
Burlington School Board
State Public Employment Relations
PER) Board
Harlan Bainter
PER
Iowa
Natchez
San Francisco
Initiative votes spark Iowa City democracy in action
The Iowa City tenant landlord ordinance moves to a public vote after 2,500 petitioners forced the issue, showing public pressure can override council inaction. The charter allows about 2,500 signatures to trigger a vote, with 2,600 valid from roughly 3,700 papers submitted, illustrating people power in local self government.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Neutron bomb support splits amid Carter decision
A Harris survey of 1,510 adults finds 44 percent favor building the neutron bomb while 37 percent oppose. Public opinion divides by region age and ideology, with concerns that use may escalate to broader nuclear war despite its claimed deterrent value.
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United States
Harris
Carter
Department of Defense
East
Midwest
South
Europe
NATO
Earth
U.S
Secrets of Secrecy and a Postal Service Shuffle
A Washington woman argues CIA secrecy may shift to the Postal Service as post offices vanish or move. The piece notes the hunger for secrets across institutions from schools to hospitals, and laments the erosion of the mail system amid a culture that loves gossip and hidden information.
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Washington
CIA
Postal Service
National Spy Agency
Carter Brings Debate Over Entitlements To Tax Deductions
President Carter signals a review of lavish business entertainment deductions under the Internal Revenue Code. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal told Louisville business leaders that meals travel club dues and theater tickets may not be justifiable business costs. The issue echoes JFK era reform efforts and raises questions about tax equity and enforcement in a complex system.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Louisville Chamber of Commerce
Moral decline and media influence threaten American prosperity
The letter argues that overpopulation pollution energy and nuclear threats are solvable by technology and global cooperation, but warns moral and ethical standards are deteriorating in America. It cites enculturation from society and the impact of motion pictures and television as a threat to family structure and prosperity.
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America
Thoughts on media influence and auto insurance fairness
A letter argues media exposure to lawlessness and sex shapes society and criticizes higher auto insurance rates for young men. The author claims plenty of young women drive aggressively and urges insurers to compromise toward equal pricing. The writer, 18, seeks reader reaction.
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Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
PER Board
Ray
By Louis Harris
The
Harris Survey
Western
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
By Russell Baker
Secre
National Security Council
Sta
Nixon
White House
Johnson
Post Office
New York Times Service
By Kenneth Eskey
Congress
Kennedy
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Luigi Pirandello
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