Iowa House backs marriage amendment referendum
The Iowa House approved 62 to 37 a resolution seeking a state referendum on a constitutional amendment recognizing marriage as between one man and one woman. The piece aims to ban same sex marriage and civil unions, while urging focus on education funding jobs mental health reform and the state budget amid a divided legislature.
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Iowa
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Letters criticize justice independence and Branstad budget
Readers accuse The Gazette of editorial bias and call for factual accountability in reporting. They compare three branches of government to a check system and condemn Gov. Branstad’s budget for favoring corporations over Iowa families.
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World Book Encyclopedia
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Branstad budget draws fire over middle class burden
Critics say Gov Terry Branstad shifts costs to middle class while funding corporate tax cuts with higher casino and gaming taxes. Supporters argue numbers are misrepresented.
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Terry Branstad
Cameras Save You Time Of Stop
A note on traffic cameras highlighting time savings for drivers and officers. It argues speeders and red light runners violate law and suggests cameras streamline enforcement.
Obama and the word exceptionalism in the State of the Union
Analysis of why President Obama avoids using exceptionalism in the State of the Union and how the term signals patriotism and political fault lines. The piece notes polls on belief in American uniqueness, compares Obama to Reagan Bush and Clinton, and asks what exceptionalism means today.
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Simple 9-volt fix boosts smoke detector safety statewide
Iowa fire officials distributed 13 000 9 volt batteries at the State Fire School to encourage welfare checks and installations in seniors homes. The program aims to reduce fire fatalities by ensuring working detectors, a key defense as five deaths occur yearly from fires without alarms.
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Marjorie Anderson
Spirit Lake
Lowa
Ernest Moomey
Cedar Rapids
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