Editorial: tax disclosure for Iowa leaders is a mixed issue
The piece weighs if Iowa lawmakers should publicly disclose income tax returns. Governor Branstad supports it while House Speaker Arnould and Senate Leader Hutchins hesitate. The editorial argues disclosure may show sincerity but offers little protection against abuse, noting linked ethics cases and the need for prudent agenda setting.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa General Assembly
Branstad
House
Robert Arnould
Davenport
Senate
Bill Hutchins
Audubon
Arnould
House of Representatives
Joe Welsh
Dubuque
Iowa Trust
SOS Inc
Welsh
Iowa
Senate Ethics Committee
UAW May Withhold Donations Over Iowa Ethics
The United Auto Workers union in Iowa threatens to withhold political donations until state lawmakers and the governor enact meaningful ethics reform. UAW official Charles Gifford says the union will use PAC contributions as leverage to pressure for accountability in the Iowa Statehouse. The strategy targets the perceived ethics cloud affecting Iowa politics and could influence both major parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Iowa
Iowa Statehouse
Charles Gifford
United Auto Workers Union
Backing for Free Speech vs NEA Grants Sparks Debate
An op-ed critiques National Endowment for the Arts funding of controversial artists. It questions taxpayer subsidies to Franklin Furnace and Highways, cites a 40 000 grant, and argues Congress should abolish individual artist grants while defending free speech.
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John Frohnmayer
National Endowment For the Arts
Franklin Furnace
Washington Post
NEA
New York
Frohnmayer
NBA
Scarlet O
Advisory Council
Renny Pritikin
Highways
Los Angeles
Robert Mapplethorpe
Donald Hall
Miss O
Readers object to front page choices in Gazette
Letters criticize the Tyson trial placement in sports, question coverage of crime and tragedy, praise disabled students program, and protest a family fire image on the front page. Complainants name residents and neighborhoods in Marion area.
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Tyson
Dahmer
Mr. Dahmer
Malinda Starks
Mitchell
Marion
Mollie Carlson
Alburnett
Mr. Carstensen
Carstensen
Traffic light request prompts citywide review
Resident Charles Bain of 1121 O Ave NW requests a new traffic signal at Edgewood Road and O Avenue NW, citing dangerous blind curves and left turn conflicts. He notes planned signals at Blairs Ferry and 10th Avenue NE and Edgewood Road and Glass Roads NE, arguing Edgewood and O Ave NW needs priority and questioning influence behind placement decisions.
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Edgewood Road
O Avenue NW
Edgewood
O Avenue
Blairs Ferry
10Th Avenue
Wal-Mart
Glass Roads
Charles Bain
O Ave. NW
Barbie doll carrier sparks pregnancy critique
A reader strikes at a February New York toy fair item by Barbie makers a doll inside an infant carrier worn under clothing to simulate pregnancy. The writer warns this encourages early pregnancy and cites school dropout abortion and welfare as resulting problems urging restraint from mothers.
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New York
Makers of
Barbie
Children see too much violence on TV Day and night
Randall Gann from Cedar Falls asserts that constant crime and sex on television brainwashes children into believing crime is normal. He warns parents to avoid glamorizing violence or images of affection, arguing this shapes behavior and crime rates.
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Randall Gann
Cedar Falls
Letter protests abortion and defends right to life
A Marion reader letter argues against abortion and euthanasia, urging lawmakers to uphold life as sacred. The author warns of dangerous precedents if the Supreme Court allows killing for social reasons, citing a million preborn children annually and referencing personal stakes. The note closes with the sign-off Mr and Mrs E J Laschanzky at 1530 12th St Marion.
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Supreme Court
E.J. Laschanzky
12Th St
Marion
Senator Paul Pate Seeks Re-Election
Richard F. Noyes of Marion praises Senator Paul Pate for his intelligence integrity and leadership. The letter notes Pate’s role on the Senate Judiciary Committee strengthening ethics codes and his efforts to help Marion recoup losses from the Iowa Trust scandal.
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Paul Pate
Sen
Pate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Paul
Marion
Iowa Trust
Iowa
Richard F. Noyes
25Th Ave
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Notes
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in letters. It invites corrections and contradictions from readers with equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
Lessons on Language and Slang in Newsrooms
A veteran writer recalls editors guidance on wording age and people terms and explains shifts in usage from elderly to age specific phrases. The column discusses grope usage and the caution against quoting slang, noting a line about not putting slang in quotation marks and a preference for direct language.
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Asia
Gus Schrader
Gus
Grope
Harry Boyd
Gazette
Harry
Nono
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