Iowa Farm Aid Stakes in Gramm Rudman Cutback Debate
Iowa congressmen pushed an amendment to shield farm income from automatic budget cuts, delaying commodity price programs past March 1. The piece notes potential bankruptcy risk for farmers, large proposed reductions to agriculture, and calls for continued congressional support to mitigate the impact amid Gramm-Rudman sequester tensions.
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Iowa
Neal Smith
Agriculture Department
Gramm-Rudman
Kidnap for Trial Debated by U S Officials
Debate over seizing terrorists for trial abroad continues with legal concerns and international law. Officials argue restraint, favoring strengthens in absentia charges and harsher domestic statutes to aid extradition while preserving due process.
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Administration
Freedom
Yankee
U.S
United States
Letters to the Gazette on High School Reorganization Plans
The Jan 27 Board of Education meeting plans to shift grades 6 and 9 and close elementary buildings as part of a 1987 high school reorganization without a space study. Committees are limited to K-8. concerns include space for electives and 24 special education rooms amid proposed capital project funding and budget risk.
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Board of Education
Guthrie
General Operating Fund
Jefferson High School
Washington and Jefferson
Kennedy
Readers praise new Gazette ink and critique Iowa divorce laws
A reader from Oelwein praises The Gazette while voicing strong opinions on Iowa divorce laws. She argues courts favor mothers, cap child support, and restrict fathers access, then questions library energy choices in Cedar Rapids and rising utility costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Letter Guidelines for The Gazette Readers
The Gazette invites opinions within a 400 word limit and may shorten and edit submissions. Writers must include name and street address with signature. a non published telephone number is required for authentication. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities, and only one letter per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids man fights Iowa child support rulings
A Cedar Rapids man laments Iowa child support laws after longtime self support and a 699 back payment plus 100 monthly amount set by court. He recalls legal agreements relinquishing duty, later deemed invalid, leaving him financially strained and questioning fairness of the system.
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Lowa
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Human Services
ADC
Deficit blame and Grace Commission proposals urge reform
The piece criticizes Congress for inaction on reducing the federal deficit and credits the Grace Commission for proposing 2,478 cost cutting ideas. It notes Gramm Rudman delays and White House updates in 1985 86 and 87, claiming more than 240 billion dollars in three years with potential savings.
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Private Sector
Grace Commission
White House
Reagan
PPSS
Apathy and taxes tied to Gramm Rudman critique
The writer attacks Gramm Rudman budget cuts and the push for tax raises as futile responses. He argues apathy and bureaucratic inefficiency fuel deficits, urging citizens to contact representatives and take action to prevent wasteful spending and higher taxes. He closes with a proverb about taking the first step.
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Washington
Outlooks from Eastern Iowans on varied topics
The column presents periodical observations by Chuck Fillenworth of Cedar Rapids, a machine audit program controller with Cryovac Division of W.R. Grace and Co. An avid outdoorsman, he lists multiple memberships supporting outdoor interests.
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Chuck Fillenworth
Cedar Rapids
Cryovac
W.R. Grace and Co
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