Reincarnated Mozart Claim Draws a Laugh
The author jokes about being Mozart reincarnated through Lois Grant and a channeled Michael entity. He details childhood piano woes, guitar days, and a playful note on royalties for any Mozart tunes heard, including playful misattributions like The Marriage of Figaro and Mony Mony.
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Lois Grant
al Gore
Fluffernut
Michael
Mozart
Joya Pope
U.S. Congress
Joya
Dave
Wolfgang
Barry
Tardy Medal of Honor Honor for WWII Hero John Fox
Arlene Fox recalls the 1944 loss of her husband First Lt. John R. Fox who died in action in Italy while directing artillery fire to cover troops. He was 29 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on January 13, 1997, the first Black WWII veteran to receive the nation’s highest award.
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Mrs. Fox
Houston
Lt. Fox
John
Limbaugh
Boyer
Nbc-Tv
Tom Brokaw
Falck's path to Iowa politics mirrors past service in Des Moines
Steve Falck, a former page and longtime aide, returns as a House member from the 28th District to work with Sen. Larry Murphy. The piece traces his career from a high school page in 1975 to a current tax policy debate, noting salary changes and political maneuvering around Governor Branstad's tax plans, including Taxpayers Rights amendments.
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EL Moines
Steve Falck
Larry Murphy
Iowa General Assembly
Falck
Stanley
Oelwein Community High School
House of Representatives
Des Moines
Murphy
Iowa
Senate
Sen. Murphy
Fayette
Charles Hurley
Rowley
Kitty Rehberg
House
Branstad
Dave Schrader
Monroe
Ron Corbett
Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Steve Grubbs
New State
GOP
U.S. Senate
Grubbs
Charles Grassley
Greg Ganske
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Nimrods and a Rush Limbaugh ad stir a media row
An unnamed columnist recounts a claim that Rush Limbaugh urged listeners to call about Rep. Jim Leach. The piece questions the episode, cites a caller and Bill Tate, and recalls a Leach radio ad as a counterpoint. The author reflects on reliance on rumors and Limbaugh’s influence.
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Leach
Rush Limbaugh
Bill Tate
Limbaugh
Newt Gingrich
Capitol Hill
Ronald Reagan
New York
U.S. Naval Academy
Davenport
David Lynch
Dan Lynch
Jim Leach
WMT
Cedar Rapids
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Cedar County
Republican Party
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Boddicker
HWH Corp
Ken Sullivan Gazette
Nimrod
Talk Radio
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R_Tawa lad
Tate
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