Healthy tax growth prompts calls to pause cuts
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports Iowa state revenue running six times faster than expected, with five months in the year showing 4.4 percent growth over last year. The piece urges Gov elect Vilsack and Republicans to delay further tax cuts for a year to let the farm economy improve and avoid overreliance on a potential surplus.
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Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Tom Vilsack
de Prouty
Prouty
Main Street
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Vilsack
Conference on Nazi loot keeps Holocaust vivid
The State Department hosted a six country conference on art stolen by Nazi forces to decide fate of tens of thousands of works. It highlighted lost ownership records and the vast scale of Nazi theft and its impact on Poland and Europe.
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State Department
Washington, D.C
Adolf Hitler
Europe
London
Poland
U.S
Stuart Eiisenstat
Third Reich
Los Angeles Times
Germany
Espy Triumphant Victory Not Racially Motivated Says Jury
The Espy trial ends with a clean acquittal on all counts amid debate over race and independent counsel power. The defense portrays Espy as innocent and pursued by a costly, sprawling probe, while supporters warn of future accountability for top officials and a renewed push to renew the independent counsel law.
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Ashington
Wicecace
Mike Espy
D.C
Espy
Mississippi
Agriculture Department
Ted Wells
Donald Smaltz
Independent Counsel
Ken Starr
Reid Weingarten
Reagan
Bush
Clinton
Henry Cisneros
Bruce Babbitt
Alexis Herman
Don Smaltz
Smaltz
Washington
Naif
Tyson Foods
Cowboys
Chicago Bulls
Greece
John Tyson
Arkansas Chicken Goliath
White House
Dick Thornburg
CNN
Jackson shifts focus from race to class in Appalachian visit
Rev. Jesse Jackson tours southeastern Ohio after attending Farmington coal mine disaster remembrance in West Virginia. He argues for connecting Appalachia to national economic growth, warns no single law will ensure jobs, and faces mixed reception on strip malls and Wall Street plans. The piece notes his evolving strategy and local reactions.
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Bill Bishop
Elsonville
Ohio
Jesse Jackson
Appalachia
Farmingtown
W.va
Jackson
Nelsonville
Athens
David Wilhelm
Democratic Party
Appalachian
Wilhelm
Wall Street
Congress
Remembering a Lost Baby and Supporting Grieving Parents
A guide for friends and families on comforting those who experience pregnancy or infant loss. It urges presence over platitudes, offers concrete help like chores and childcare, notes fathers also grieve, and highlights actions such as acknowledging due dates and anniversaries. Susan Fletcher, Cedar Rapids, shares her perspective and references her book.
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Mary
Jesus
Dad
Mom
Susan Fletcher
Cedar Rapids
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Sandy Grady
Philadelphia Daily News
Russell Chamberlain
East L.A
The
Lexington, Ky
Herald-Leader
Knight Ridder
Tribune Information Services
United States
Susan Fietcher
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