Waitress reprimanded for remarks to Congress member
Florida waitress Carolee Wescott told Rep. Charles Canady she labeled him a traitor during a Lakeland Olive Garden encounter. She says she was fired, the restaurant disputes that, and critics urge suppressing opinions while on duty to keep customers comfortable.
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Carolee Wescott
Lakeland
Fla., Olive Garden
Associated Press
Wescott
Charles T. Canady
R-Fla
Canady
The
Olive Garden
Four GOP lawmakers face questions over Clinton impeachment vote
Reps. Michael Castle James Greenwood Benjamin Gilman and Sherwood Boehlert backed impeachment on Dec 19 but signaled in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott that censure might be acceptable. Critics say the move questions the legitimacy of the impeachment and the lawmakers must explain their stance. The four supported the first article. Gilman and Greenwood also backed the third though both would have passed without them.
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Clinton
Michael N. Castle
Delaware
James C. Greenwood
Pennsylvania
Benjamin A. Gilman
Sherwood Boehiert
New York
U.S. House of Representa
Senate
Trent Lott
House
Lott
Gilman
Greenwood
United States
Washington
Annenberg School For Communication
University of Southern California
Slick Willie
Bush
Congress
U.S
FBI
China
Scott Ritter
U.N
Iraq
Sudan
Charles Fraley
Cedar Rapids
Best and Worst of the Year Reflections on 1997 98
A veteran writer lists ten lessons from a turbulent year, noting power, journalism, teaching, awards, sports, daily routines, city contrasts, family joys, and research. He reflects on Clinton era politics, New York and Los Angeles life, fatherhood and grandfatherhood, Nixon-era papers, and a quip from Henry Kissinger before closing with Happy New Year.
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American Political Science Association
National Society of Newspaper
Marshall McLuhan
New York
Los Angeles
Impeachment debate echoes across the nation
Readers from Hiawatha to Marion weigh in on President Clinton's impeachment. Columns stress the Senate trial as essential, calling for bipartisan action and accountability while criticizing media reporting and political spin. Individuals including L George Pimlott, David Koopman, Charles Fraley, and Chet Sullivan express varied views on democracy, truth, and leadership.
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Bill Clinton
Congress
Hollywood
Senate
Chet Sullivan
Marion
Iowa Promotes Tourism With Beautiful Land Idea
A state official proposes using part of the budget surplus to boost Iowa tourism. The piece traces past slogans such as The Corn State and You Make Me Smile and argues for marketing Iowa as a beautiful land highlighted by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, Loess Hills, parks, and rolling cornfields.
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Iowa
Mississippi River
Missouri River
YouR TURN The Gazette Letters Page Guidelines
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. only name and hometown will be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via FAX and email provided.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men
A reader reflects on the Bible translation Luke 2 14 and its differing phrasing Peace on Earth to men of good will compares it with modern Christmas cards and songs, lamenting lost interpretation and wishing for universal goodwill.
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Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Florida
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Richard Reeves
Universal Press Syndicate
Miesim
the Gazette
Julius Caesar
Rome
House of Representatives
America
United States Senate
L. George Pimlott
Hiawatha
White House
David Koopman
Postville
Middle East
Ireland
Bosnia
NATO
United Nations
Lowa
Arnold Brawner
Mount Vernons
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