Pragmatic Bush tono shapes State of the Union address
The editorial views President Bush as a pragmatic leader shaping a threefold agenda: winning the war on terrorism, homeland security, and economic revival. He proposes largest military spending in 20 years, extended unemployment benefits, health coverage for the unemployed, stronger corporate accountability, and a broadened Freedom Corps to mobilize volunteers. The piece notes the speech aimed to answer: what next, where do we go from here, and urges individual service.
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Bush
America
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Freedom Corps
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Gazette invites letters and guest columns for publication
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business with editing rights reserved and no return of material. Writers must include full name signature complete address and daytime phone number with submissions limited to 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reality vs ideal in college work-study programs
Columnist Jane R. Eisner profiles Amy Reed a Temple University student who volunteers weekly at a South Philadelphia Buddhist temple helping Vietnamese immigrants with English and citizenship. The piece critiques how most colleges use federal work-study funds for off campus labor and backs McCain Bayh efforts to raise the community service minimum to 25 percent.
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Jane R. Eisner
Amy Reed
Temple University
Allentown
Philadelphia
Reed
You
John McCain
R-Ariz
Evan Bayh
D-Ind
McCain
Bayh
Rider University
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Rider
Lincoln University
Bryn Mawr College
Readers Ask Iowa Voters About Senate Leadership
A letter questions voters to choose between a Republican-led Senate with Trent Lott or a Senate led by Tom Daschle, arguing against ousting Tom Harkin to restore Mississippi influence and labeling the idea as ridiculous.
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Trent Lott
Greg Ganske
Iowa
Senate
Mississippi
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Tom Harkin
Case highlights double standard in abortion ethics debate
Letter responds to a Jan. 23 piece about a plea bargain and the Chelsea murder case. The author condemns the crime but argues moral standards are uneven, comparing the abortion clinic protests to the crime and lamenting perceived legal double standards.
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Chelsea
Rainy day fund tapped to bolster Iowa economy
The piece argues Iowa should use part of its $400 million rainy day fund to support workers facing layoffs and protect investments like education amid the slowdown and post 9/11 security costs. It questions lawmakers who say the fund is too small and urges replenishing it during good times.
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Joseph
Egypt
Iowa
Iowa precinct caucuses offer grass-roots political involvement
The Iowa precinct caucuses on February 11 invite voters to participate at their local precinct level with party affiliation. The process selects delegates and shapes party platforms, with opportunities to meet candidates. Verify precinct changes due to redistricting by calling the Linn County Auditor at 892-5300. Bruce Johnson Linn County Republicans Cedar Rapids
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Iowa
Linn County Auditor’s
Bruce Johnson
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Love it or leave it Cedar Rapids letter sparks debate
The Gazette letters page on January 25 features Maxine R. Miller critiquing Cedar Rapids and urging local readers to consider moving if they dislike the city. She defends intelligent local residents and dismisses use of the term vapid as wrong in her view.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
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Forrest Gump
Lincoln
Chester County
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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