Retirement pay puzzle fuels Social Security debate
The Gazette editorial argues a bipartisan expert panel should study Social Security without political spin. It notes the National Commission on Social Security Reform supports a data driven approach and highlights deficits of up to 200 billion by 1990 and long term 1.8 percent payroll gap. The piece calls for clear options and urges leaders to use facts to reach middle ground.
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National Commission On Social Security Reform
White House
Commission
Iowa Treasurers Duel Over Transition and Partisan Tactics
Outgoing Republican Mo Baringer clashes with incoming Democrat Mike Fitzgerald over a smooth transition. Gov elect Branstad and Comptroller Mosher lack an earnings estimate for budgeting. Fitzgerald seeks a policy review and rejects training from Baringer, citing select Democratic aides. The piece questions partisan impact on state administration and potential constitutional remedies.
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Mo Baringer
Mike Fitzgerald
Terry Branstad
Ronald Mosher
Fitzgerald
Christmas charity thanks in Cedar Rapids Optimist letters
The Cedar Rapids Marion Optimist Club thanks local sponsors for use of a lot on Center Point Road and Rollin Homes for a trailer plus Linn County Co-Op for propane. proceeds benefit youth programs. The letter also urges readers to reflect on Christ Jesus and keep Christ in Christmas with Bible verses and faith.
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Cedar Rapids - Marion
Protectionism talk at Kirkwood workshop with Dick Clark
Former Iowa Senator Dick Clark and local leaders discuss protectionist policy and its impact on jobs and U.S. competitiveness at Kirkwood Community College. The debate covers subsidies, retraining, and the political use of protectionism, with references to farm policy and international trade.
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Iowa
Dick Clark
Kirkwood Community College
Cornell
Gazette
Block
Gutsy pay raise earned by your congressman
Tom Braden argues that Congress’s $9,000 pay raise is justified given the workload and scrutiny. He notes many lawmakers are informed and hard working, while acknowledging criticism from critics and media. Braden warns freezing pay would produce either an out-of-touch or a financially desperate Congress while praising the rep for courage in voting for the raise.
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Iowa
David Nagle
Charles Hanson
Polk County
Tom Whitney
Fitzgerald
Tom Miller
Baringer
Congress
Hecht
Bache Halsey
Stuart Shields
Los Angeles
Recaptured delight of listening to books on tape
A columnist praises Books on Tape founders Duvall Hecht and Akio Morita for turning dissatisfaction into a business that streams literature to 30,000 clients through about 600 titles. The piece highlights tape listening’s pleasures, costs, and its potential to transform daily life during routines like commuting and walking.
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Washington
Duvall Hecht
Hecht
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Newport Beach
Calif
Sound
Los Angeles
Morita
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