Bush hits Congress in 1992 campaign appeals
The Gazette editors argue the 1992 campaign should frame the presidency and Congress as a joint policy makers. They criticize Bush for defending vetoes yet urge voters to demand a president who will not rubber stamp a spendthrift Congress, while noting Clinton’s effort to distance from past Democratic control.
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Congress
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Bush
Jimmy Carter
Ffeorge Bush
Dillard urges neighborhood crime determent and public tips
Attorney Denver Dillard pushes citizens to deter crime in their neighborhoods and aid authorities after crimes occur. He cites bail bond practices and potential misuse but notes proving such arrangements is difficult. he urges citizen input to legislators on policy review and ethical bail bonding.
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Inn County
Denver Dillard
Dillard
Honesty Questioned in Bush Campaign Tactics
Opinion piece criticizes the Bush campaign for dishonesty and cynical tactics. It cites Newt Gingrich and campaign aides as public figures engaging in manipulation and false claims about Clinton and Hillary Clinton. It argues the Bush campaign hides behind a values crusade while advancing misinformation.
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Bush
Clinton
Joe McCarthy
Tanager Place Balloon Festival Celebrates Record Community Support
Letters from George Estle CEO thank the community for 1992 Balloon Festival help. Over 325 volunteers 37 balloonists and 34 sponsors joined the event attracting 10 000 attendees. Proceeds aid Tanager Place work with more than 350 children and families.
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Tanager Place
Family Talk About Drinking aids parents this school year
Dale Lee Distributing promotes underage drinking prevention with a free guidebook set to help parents start early open conversations with children. Call 1-800-359-TALK or (319) 377-7316 to obtain the materials as Joseph D. Lee urges a safe productive school year.
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Dale Lee Distributing
Joseph D. Lee
Dale Lee Distributing Co
Town Rd
Readers' letters note opinion and accuracy limits
The Gazette states it does not vouch for information in letters nor imply judgments on opinions. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers and offers equal publication opportunity for such feedback.
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Gazette
Nussle praised for tough fiscal stance by young constituent
A young writer thanks Rep. Jim Nussle for taking a stand on national debt. The letter argues many politicians ignore rising deficits and endorses hard decisions now to avert a $4 trillion fiscal collapse, urging continued leadership.
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Rep
Jim Nussle
Boy Scouts face lawsuits over oath gender and sexuality policies
James Niday denounces three overlapping lawsuits aimed at Boy Scouts of America. He cites efforts to remove God from the oath, bar girls from participation, and reject homosexual leaders, linking these to corporate funding withdrawals by United Way and firms like Bank of America Wells Fargo and Levi Strauss. He urges boycotts and defends private group freedom.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
San Francisco Bay Area
United Way
Bank of America
Wells Fargo
Levi Strauss & Co
America
James Niday
C Ave
Citizens Rule Through Arms Rights and Security Roles
The text argues that true rule rests with citizens and cites assassinations by police or military, noting leaders like Indira Gandhi and Anwar Sadat, and stating tyrants stay in power via security forces. It also references Nicaragua’s Sandinistas and the Second Amendment preserving citizen sovereignty.
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Indira Ghandi
Anwar Sadat
Mao Tse-tung
Nicaragua
Probing punctuation rules in modern writing
Carl Kane surveys quirks in punctuation usage with examples from Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. He highlights apostrophe misuse, colon and semicolon functions, parentheses rules, and hyphenation in compound adjectives. The piece urges clearer, consistent punctuation practices.
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Woody Allen
Allen
Robert Teeter
Hillary Clinton
Teeter
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George
Barbara
Bill
Hillary
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Robert Bork
Dole
Michael Kinsley
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