State action urged against two proposals in editorial
The Gazette Editorial argues against raising Iowa's minimum wage and mandating mental health parity in insurance. It says wage hikes would burden small rural businesses and that economic rebound, not mandates, should lift pay. It also favors federal action on parity, noting small premium increases vs broader societal costs.
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Tom Vilsack
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Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Congress
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Head Start should be funded and expanded not reshaped
The Seattle Times editorial argues against turning Head Start into a block grant and transferring control to states. It cites early diagnostics and gains for children, notes federal funding不足, and says the program helps kids catch up in early grades, urging expansion rather than defunding.
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Bush
White House
National Institute For Early Education Research
Relocate U S bases abroad based on 21st century geopolitics
Orlando Sentinel editorial argues for reassessing U S military deployments in Germany Korea and Saudi Arabia after current crises. It urges relocating some bases to friendlier hosts like Japan or other Asian markets, rebalancing to mobile deployment and cost considerations while noting existing troop levels and regional dynamics.
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Saudi Arabia
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South Korea
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America
Europe
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Middle East
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Taiwan
Seoul
Washington
Hunters and violence a link some cite in deadly cases
Leana Stormont argues hunters and hunting culture correlate with school and other violent acts. She cites Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson at Westside Middle School, 1999, and cases from 1994 to 1996, noting shooters often had hunting backgrounds. Stormont critiques deer overpopulation justifications, warns about population balance effects, and lists perceived moral issues in hunting behavior.
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Doug Golden
Jonesboro
Ark
Andrew Golden
Mitchell Johnson
Westside Middle School
Golden
Associated Press
Andrew
Union
Clay Shrout
Julian Robbins
State College
Corbett, Ore
Ronald Dunwoody
James Boyles
Dunwoody
Shirley Sinclaire
Brian Nemeth
Steubenville
Ohio
Michael Breaux
Raise tax on gasoline to fund roads
A column argues for eliminating property tax support for streets and roads and funding them with a higher gasoline tax. It proposes six cents per gallon, notes potential political resistance from the Farm Bureau and legislature, cites a prior hog lot bill as context, and warns of study delays and ongoing subsidies to gasoline users until the tax is enacted.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa Department of Transportation
Gazette Letters Welcomes Reader Messages
The Gazette invites letters to the editor for publication. Include your name, street address, and daytime phone number. Send to Letters to the Editor The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email editoral gazette smications com.
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