Winter Letters From Moscow A Final Note
The essay recalls a correspondent named Bill Mueller receiving a long personal letter from Tanya in Moscow. It covers family life with baby Kitty, Tanya's health and pregnancy, relatives, economic worries, and requests for medicine and contact lenses, set against travel and Soviet-era contexts. The piece blends memory with reflections on connections across distance.
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William Mueller
Tatyana
Pam
Tanya
Kitty Kathrin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Venture
Ecogee
Grisha
Evgeny Vasilyevich
Bill
Baby
Kitty
Natasha
Granny
P.S
P.P.S
Iowa ethics fight frames voters as mindful judges
The piece argues voters should assess the General Assembly ethics battle without party bias. It urges disclosure of legislators' outside jobs and compensation to deter unethical behavior, while noting public trust hinges on transparent ethics and behavior standards. A humorous aside praises Iowans for friendliness and tourism appeal.
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Robert Arnould
D-Davenport
Iowa General Assembly
Arnould
Joe Welsh
Dubuque
General Assembly
Iowa
Midwest Living Magazine
Gazette reshapes Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip
The Gazette unveils a redesigned Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson after a sabbatical.Editors insist on preserving half page size for the Sunday strip to avoid chopping its layout. A new Bizarro strip by Dan Piraro also debuts alongside changes to other classics.
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Calvin and Hobbes
The
Gazette
Bill Watterson
Watterson
Federal pensions spark call to cap cost of living gains
Hastings Keith argues Americans should curb federal pension COLA boosts and cap benefits for current retirees. He cites quadruple dipping by former lawmakers and military civil service veterans, warns costs may total $400 billion, and urges tying COLA to first year basics with a fixed ceiling.
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Hastings Keith
Congressional Civil Service
Social Security
Congress
Civil Service
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
White House
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Dale Larson
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New York World
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Yellow Kid
the World Book
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Massachusetts
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