Editorial leadership names Jerry Elsen and Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Mark Bowden is named Managing Editor and Editorial Board Chairman. The two occupy senior roles shaping the newspaper's opinion and editorial direction.
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Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Clinton State of the Union lays out hopes amid debate
President Clinton outlined a broad agenda promising debt reduction and a major Head Start funding increase while urging open markets and tax incentives. Critics question cost and scope of health care plans as Republicans warn about local funding and rights to care.
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Clinton
America
Andrew Jackson
Congress
World Trade Organization
Jack Kemp
For a role model look close to home Warner’s character shines
The piece salutes Kurt Warner of the St Louis Rams as a role model based on character. It highlights his faith, family values, humility, and prioritizing loved ones over fame, framing him as a nationwide hero beyond football achievements. Go Rams.
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Kurt Warner
Atlanta
St. Louis Rams
Rams
Warner
Cedar Rapids
Regis High School
University of Northern Iowa
Caregiver's plea on chronic illness and hospital abandonment
Diane Claussen Mullan recalls caring for her husband Dave Mullan who had Lou Gehrig's disease. She describes caregiver burnout, failed placements, and a hospital admission system that left families seeking options amid aging and long-term care shortages. She urges understanding and volunteering to help.
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Dave Mullan
Dave
Lou Gehrig
Home Health Agency
Iowa
Des Moines
Michael Arnold Glueck
Delaware Children’s Hospital
Independent Independents in New Hampshire Weigh McCain in Primary
John Fensterwald notes Concord residents Dick Hesse and Ellen Bassett, independents undecided among 274000 voters, lean McCain for debt reduction and reform or to deny Bush. Polls show independents tilting toward McCain or Bradley, with turnout shaping outcome. Gardner cites high independent registration and shifting engagement ahead of Tuesday vote.
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N.H
Dick Hesse
Ellen Bassett
John McCain
New Hampshire
Hesse
Concord
McCain
Bassett
Bill Bradley
al Gore
Bradley
Washington
Texas
George W. Bush
Oval Office
California
Gore
Bush
Bill Gardner
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