Grassley estate tax remark sparks nationwide debate
Iowa senator Chuck Grassley faces criticism after defending estate tax cuts and mocking spending on wine women and movies. The piece cites his Des Moines Register interview, notes donors and GOP allies backing tax relief, and references the 2014 Senate race spending. It includes reaction from critics and Grassley’s clarification efforts.
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Community letters criticize tax plan and political bias
A reader cites The Gazette hiring Adam Sullivan as evidence of a liberal tilt and attacks the Republican tax plan as favoring the rich. Another letter laments effects of NAFTA and high costs on workers while warning of higher taxes and reduced benefits, urging accountability from Iowa voters. Leroy Stoke Stanwood and Nate Willems Mount Vernon write.
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Flynn guilty plea shocks Washington and fuels Trump narrative
Kathleen Parker notes Michael Flynn's guilty plea to lying to the FBI about a call with a Russian ambassador. She suggests the affair boosts satisfaction for some critics, shifts attention from other figures, and raises questions about Trump's warnings and Mueller's ongoing probe.
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Lynda Waddington on wrongful birth bill in Iowa
Guest columnist Lyndalowa Salmon asserts a proposal to ban wrongful birth lawsuits in Iowa aims to clear the way for withholding fetal health information. The piece argues parents need full, timely facts to make informed decisions about pregnancies and care.
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