Iowa Tax Fairness Ranking Stirs Debate Across States
A CAPE study ranks Iowa 16th in tax fairness, noting food exemptions ease middle and low income burdens. The piece praises legislative limits on local budgets, higher homeowner exemptions, and seniors’ tax breaks, while warning that many states pursue spending caps and broad tax cuts. California ranks fourth, prompting reflections on Proposition 13 effects.
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Iowa Border Closing Hours Bill Aims to Ease Night Travel
Iowa Rep. Laverne Schroeder introduces a bill to let border cities in Iowa Illinois and Nebraska set tavern closing times identically to neighboring cities across rivers. The measure seeks to curb midnight traffic and accidents by aligning hours, following past tax rivalries that spurred cross border business shifts.
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Public opinion on Iran shift favors nonintervention
U.S. adults largely back a hands off approach to Iran while blaming the shah for turmoil. A strong majority say Iran should decide its own affairs and hold the shah primarily responsible for the upheaval. A sizable minority fault U.S. support in the shah's downfall.
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Carter urges restraint as strength in cooling stance
Washington report notes President Carter frames weakness as strength to defend national interests amid Cold War rhetoric. The piece highlights public discomfort with perceived global irrelevance and cites a reformulated 1980 slogan Keep Cool With Carter as part of the narrative.
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Marion Carnegie Library and Adeliza Daniels Triumph
The Marion Library legacy ties to Andrew Carnegie and Adeliza Daniels. The 1905 dedication followed a 1904 cornerstone, with Carnegie donations and a 1961 expansion. The board looks to a 75th anniversary in 1980 while praising patrons and staff for ongoing access to information education and entertainment.
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End of an American Empire Weighs on Oil Dependent Power
The author argues current U S policy worsens energy costs and prompts costly military plans. Congress boosts defense spending, expands weapon sales, and considers universal military registration while reassessing Russia targets, risking SALT talks and NATO confidence.
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Decline of Britain and America and a Call to Righteousness
The author contrasts Britain's postwar decline with a looming American shift, praising environmentalists while warning against greed. They urge repentance for sin, citing biblical verses to argue that destruction and renewal hinge on divine judgment and mercy, ending with hope for new heavens and a new earth.
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Gomorrah
Correction to Lois Mason Letter on Panama Canal Giveaway
Lois Mason's Feb 21 letter corrected to state an unconstitutional giveaway of the Panama Canal instead of a constitutional one as printed. The erratum clarifies the intended critique and aligns with the historical stance on canal control.
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