Notch inequity in social security raises calls for hearing
Editorial notes a federal gap that cuts retirees born 1917 to 1921 by about 160 dollars monthly. It details how notch rules created in the 1970s complicate benefits, cites potential costs up to eighty billion dollars, and highlights a group of sixty representatives pressing for a House Ways and Means hearing to address the discrepancy.
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Congress
Social Security
House
Senate
Social Security Fund
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Jim Lightfoot
Fred Grandy
Earl
Ways and Means
Notch
Edith Detwiler
Audrey Webb
Bell Gardens
Calif
General Accounting Office
Court Upholds One-Subject Rule Over Drunk Driving Provision
Iowa Supreme Court struck down a magistrate exclusion in a 1984 drunk driving bill for failing to fit the act's one subject requirement. The court affirmed the principle, praising legislative candor and warning against log rolling and pork barreling.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Nic
U.S
Congress
No peace by trust in Sandinistas
A New York Times analysis argues peace talks over Nicaragua are derailed by US partisans and Sandinista rigidity. It contrasts Guatemala proposals with US reservations, warns against delaying talks, and urges immediate negotiation toward liberalization and a free election.
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New York
Nicaragua
White House
House
Jim Wright
Shultz
Howard Baker
Saa
Oliver North
Washington
Managua
New York Times Service
Letters to the Gazette damage ignored and community concerns
A resident on 13th Street NW complains to city officials about gravel trucks damaging his home near Meth-Wick Manor and alleges indifference from city commissioners. The letter also contains a controversial response about fathers and social issues urging a return to God for help. Richard J. Marshall Sr. signs from 1400 Second Ave SE Apt. 102.
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13Th Street
Frank E. Rocarek
13Th St
Richard J. Marshall Sr
Second Ave
Apt
Mall merchants respond to Westdale strikers call
A mall shopkeeper urges readers to support the strikers in spirit but not boycott, noting stores pay rent to the mall office yet workers feel employed by their own business. He cites long hours and special duties, asks customers to patronize stores and avoid disrupting everyday commerce.
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Hahn Corporation
Cedar Rapids Horseman's Club hosts annual rides for disabled guests
The Cedar Rapids Horseman's Club provided a five hour afternoon of horseback and wagon rides for 200 disabled children and adults, plus food and time with club members. Coordinator Marcie Hosch thanks attendees and KGAN for coverage.
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Amey
Cedar Rapids Horseman's Club
KGAN
Marcie Hosch
Fifth
St. SF
Ideas for what all of us should learn
This column discusses E D Hirsch Cultural Literacy and the decline of American cultural literacy due to shifts in 20th century education. It highlights the role of foundational documents like the Constitution and Bible, changing terms such as abortion, and the need for a stable general knowledge base that literate adults expect in civic discourse.
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State Department
Congress
U.S
E.D. Hirsch
Houghton Mifflin
Hirsch
America
John Dewey
California
Mexico
Mississippi
American Dictionary of Cultural Literacy debate
Outlooks article discusses Eastern Iowans and scholars like Hirsch arguing for a unified cultural literacy standard. It describes a project to define essential information for all Americans while preserving local control. Benefits include better public discourse and reduced functional illiteracy.
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Rurson
United States
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Gloria Kottick
God
Earth
Albert
Westdale
Ywca Special
Dickens
Gradgrind
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Terry Heller
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