Car Harpoons and Tire Assault Vehicle for Above Average Drivers
A satirical piece advocates ridiculous driving tech like a car harpoon to stop fleeing motorists and a Tire Assault Vehicle to puncture tires. The author imagines civilian use and urges readers to write to their congressperson while mocking traffic impatience.
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Mario Andretti
Ben Hur
Associated Press
Oulu
Finland
Norway
Espoo
Markku Limingoja
NASA Tech Briefs
Robert Stolpe
Confederate flag debate in South Carolina heats up again
The column weighs in as South Carolina eyeing a change to the Confederate flag on public property prompts a fight over heritage versus equality. Gov Beasley proposes moving symbols near memorials, while Attorney General Condon dismisses opponents as unworthy. The piece argues the struggle lies in hearts and a lasting racial divide.
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Ashington
South Carolina
State Capitol
David Beasley
Capitol
Beasley
Charles Condon
Palmetto
Glenn McConnell
McConnell
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Charleston
Wally Horn eyes past and future as Iowa Senate shifts
Wally Horn reflecting on Iowa Senate power changes. He notes Republicans gained a 29 21 majority after November 5 and may hold or gain seats by 2000. Horn recalls his four plus years as majority leader and outlines leadership style, pay scales, term limits sentiment, and the death penalty debate.
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Iowa
Senate
Chamber
Horn
Cedar Rapids
Finay
Wally Horn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Anamosa
Andy McKean
McKean
General Assembly
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
House
Des Moines
Lowans positioned for power on congressional panels
Iowa lawmakers shape influence through committee posts in the new Congress. Senate figures Grassley and Harkin hold senior assignments on finance budget judiciary and agriculture while House members Leach Nussle Ganske Latham Boswell gain influential committee seats shaping policy and funding.
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Lowans
Ashingtonone
Congress
House
Senate
H.R. Gross
Waterloo
Gross
Foreign Affairs
Post Office
Civil Service
Charles Grassley
Alowa
Grassley
Iowa
Judiciary Committee
Tom Harkin
Agriculture, Labor
Appropriations
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Dave Barry
Rebel
Deborah Mathis
Tribune Media Services
Ken Sullivan
Washington
Jim Leach
Iowa City
International Relations Committee
Jim Nussle
Newt Gingrich
Ways and Means
Greg Ganske
Commerce Committee
Tom Latham
Alexander
Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Transportation Committee
Boswell
Union
David Lynch
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