Budget botch lesson from Congress and Casey Stengel
The piece compares the 1981 budget crisis with Mets manager Casey Stengel asking Can anybody here play this game. It argues Congress lacks budget discipline despite committees and the CBO and notes trillions in debt and the Budget Reform Act as Turkey. It urges responsible planning and public pressure on lawmakers.
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Casey Stengel
New York Mets
U.S. Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Washington
Earthquake warnings and the ethics of public evacuation
Geologists warn of a looming major quake in California with signs similar to prior alerts. Fear of lawsuits and professional ridicule keeps warnings muted, risking thousands of deaths. the public deserves at least shared risk assessment and timely information.
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China
Liaoning
U.S
San Francisco
California
Rose Bowl
Arik Cap memo stirs debate on Camp David II and regional ties
The Knesset contests a memorandum signed by Caspar Weinberger and Ariel Sharon. Critics fear tighter U.S. military ties with Israel and pre positioning in Tel Aviv, while officials downplay the document as largely atmospherics. Analysts see it as a step toward Camp David II amid broader Arab alliances.
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Washington
Israel
Knesset
U.S
Caspar
Cap) Weinberger
Ariel (Arik) Sharon
Soviet Union
Begin
Weinberger
Reagan
David II
Egypt
Community Gratitude and Calls for Fair Media Coverage
A reader expresses thanks for local Thanksgiving support and praises volunteer efforts by the Linn County Council on Aging. The letter questions media objectivity after a TV 9 ad series and notes the newspaper’s policy on paid advertising versus feature articles.
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Linn County Council On Aging
Cedar House
George Gebran
Council On Aging
Thanksgiving thanks to Cedar House Cafeteria and helpers
A reader thanks Cedar House Cafeteria Salvation Army and church and community groups for Thanksgiving meals to patients in two care centers. The letter also commends school children and questions why a TV Eyewitness News five part series appeared identically in both the Saturday and Sunday Gazette.
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Ray Bagley
Carl Fellendorf
Cedar Rapids Transit Authority
Cedar House
The
Salvation Army
TV 9 Eyewitness News
Tricky queries challenge readers and a judge
Readers raise puzzled questions about language and syntax with examples from ads and sports. The judge cites a clipping about no moisturizer and asks if everyone does not need then none needs. A Monticello reader questions a UNCF line I mind is a terrible thing to waste. A Wildcats 0 3 start note ends with 0-3 read as zero three.
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Monticello
United Negro College Fund
Wildcats
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Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
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the Gazette
Camp David II
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs
Arik-Cap
Middle East
AWACS
Prince Fahd
Oman
Libya
Syria
Camp David
Sinai
Lebanon
William Safire
Carrington
Arabia
United States
Hussein
al Haig
Richard Allen
Defense Secretary
B'nai B’rith
New York
Arafat
Moscow
Iowa
Blue Skies Universal Life Church
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Velda T. Miller
Memorial Drive
Apt
TV 9
Channel 2
TV Vision
Gazette
Kcrg-Tv
Syle Wedi
Carl Kane
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