Red Scare Replaced by Internal Strife in Modern America
Deborah Mathis reflects on the end of the Red Scare and the resulting social and political fracturing in the United States. She notes renewed racial, gender, and religious tensions, a domestic terrorist problem, and a loss of national unity as perestroika era changes ripple through society. The column appears Fridays in The Gazette.
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Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink initiative
The Gazette highlights agricultural support and prints on recycled newsprint using soybean ink. It urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or using the nearest recycling location.
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Bondsmen Debt Debate Highlights Bail Bond Ties
Iowa judges ease cash bonds for property crimes while debates rise over bonds posted on credit. Officials argue credit-based bail creates debt and incentives crime, while advocates note state regulation and 10 percent fees. Public safety and presumption of innocence frame the discussion.
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Hodges’ Turbulent Path Through the Justice System
A long sequence of arrests and bonds marks Danny Hodges’s run through the courts from 1992 to 1992 including multiple felonies, robberies, and a mounting bond total of 75 900 keeping him jailed while facing up to 25 years on each robbery charge plus up to 40 more years on other felonies.
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Gingrich Offered Help After Major Donor Aid to GOPAC
The AP reports Newt Gingrich wrote federal officials seeking aid for businesses harmed by asbestos lawsuits after contributor Miller Nichols, a Kansas City real estate developer, gave GOPAC and other funds. A GOPAC link was denied by a Gingrich spokeswoman. Nichols noted $10,000 to GOPAC and $59,000 in other donations.
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