Editorial urges real Medicare reform not gimmicks
The piece argues President Clinton must prove seriousness about Medicare cost control beyond home health care fixes framed as shell games. It criticizes shifting costs from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to general revenue, endorses bipartisan work to curb inflation and reform fees, and calls for serious bipartisan solutions.
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Clinton
Bill Archer
R-Texas
Ways and Means
General Treasury
Congressional Budget Office
Rudolph G. Penner
Robert D. Reischauer
New York Times
Hall of Fame voting misses many greats this year
The 1997 Hall of Fame ballot faces few wins with shutouts, as Phil Niekro earns induction odds while Tony Perez Don Sutton Joe Torre Dick Allen Nav Nelson Fox face continued eligibility. Writers debate lowering 75 percent threshold and weighing long term excellence for merit.
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Phil Niekro
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Big Red Machine
Don Sutton
Cooperstown
N.Y
Joe Torre
Dick Allen
Veterans Committee
Nelson Fox
Nellie
Baseball Hall of Fame
Leo Durocher
St. Peter
Baseball Writers
Perez
Sutton
Niekro
This is where we came in Iowa energy policy blunders
Tom Snyder, a science teacher from Dyersville and president of the Iowa Renewable Energy Association, critiques Iowa officials for ignoring the Model Energy Code and delaying testimony on basement insulation, humorously predicting a February shift as utilities must buy energy from renewables.
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Iowa
Acearith Taura
Des Moines
Energy Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Senate Energy Committee
Department of Natural Resources
MEC
Tom Snyder
Dyersville
The
Iowa Renewable Energy Association
Junkins' $150000 Monthly Fee Questioned in Gazette
A reader letters the Gazette challenging Meskwaki consultant Junkins earning 150000 per month. He suggests dividing the fee among 49 others to fund jobs and cover bills, arguing for fairness.
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Lowell Junkins
Branson
Junkins
Mr. Jenkins
David P. Plueger
Monticello
Debating the Millennium Start and Zero in Time
Readers dispute the start of the third millennium and year counting practices. Contributors from Decorah Cedar Rapids and Vinton argue about Dionysius clocks zero theory and when 2000 begins.
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B.C
A.D
Dionysius
Iowa
Christ
Thomas Lynch
Vinton
Public relations post for Cedar Rapids schools sparks debate
Richard M. Wallace argues against hiring a public relations specialist at $60,000, claiming funds should go to teachers. He questions whether such a role benefits students and cites prior district budget concerns, bond votes, and textbook funding as reasons to scrap the plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community
Education Services Center
Richard M. Wallace
Gazette letter policy and contact details notice
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires the sender’s name street address and daytime phone number. Provide name and hometown only for the address field. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or use FAX 319 398 5846 or email gazette tyiowa infi net.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Tyiowa
Fruit cake recipe praised by readers in 1960 Gazette
Mrs. Ray T. Moore of Blake Blvd SE shared a long used fruit cake recipe in the Gazette on December 4 1960. The note recalls twenty years of success and that friends receive the cake as a holiday remembrance with great affection from the family.
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Gazette
Ray T. Moore
Blake Blvd
Modest proposal for math curriculum
In the Youth Plus section a Gazette survey notes 11 percent would report a classmate with a black eye to a school authority. The piece mocks youths for not thinking and suggests downsizing math to ciphering and using logic to fill the gap, with a harsh call to remove students and cut budgets by 11 percent.
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Jerry Elsen
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Mark R. Meyer
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