Gore as Clinton running mate builds on southern strategy history
Washington notes outline Bill Clinton selecting Albert Gore Jr. as his Democratic ticket partner, linking 1992 plans to 1948 Truman Barkley and the South's political strategy since 1968. Gore's environmental and military records aid Clinton, while concerns over campaign style linger, shaping a televised contest worth watching.
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Cedar Rapids Medical Waste Center Faces Waste Capacity Questions
The Gazette editors urge thorough review of the Iowa Medical Waste Reduction Center now under construction in Cedar Rapids. They question the project’s recycling role, note the city landfill could grow 6 percent, and seek a clear assessment of its impact on long term landfill capacity and environmental welfare.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Hogan
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Iowa universities clash with state over 7.5 percent pay hikes
Officials at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa say state funds fail to cover 7.5 percent raises for non bargaining employees. The timing coincides with the fiscal year revenue wrap up showing 6 percent growth. a higher sales tax funds the gap. The editors urge holding agency costs to revenue growth pace.
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Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Gretchen Tegeler
Terry Branstad
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ISU
Perot town meeting delays questions from Iowa farmer
Rev. Norm White notes Gary Lamb Iowa Farmers Union president attended a Dallas luncheon with Ross Perot and a national TV town meeting. Lamb was to ask about farming but was not given the opportunity while a gay rights question was pushed. The program did not reveal Perot’s agricultural views.
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Iowa Farmers Union
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Ross Perot
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NOW backs ERA with abortion and gay rights push
NOW drives the ERA campaign focusing on abortion and gay rights. The group highlights existing job discrimination laws and equal pay for equal work, with Eleanor Smeal as a former president speaking at UNI this spring and other NOW leaders continuing the advocacy.
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Eleanor Smeal
UNI
Summer Sounds at Mount Pearl June 28
St Pauls United Methodist Church hosted Summer Sounds as part of the Freedom Festival. Betty Debban opened with patriotic songs on the Mighty Wurlitzer. The program praised God and country and drew praise for Kevin McBeth and the combined choirs bells and orchestra.
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Betty Debban
Kevin McBeth
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Wilma Clark
Meadowbrook
SE Bill and
Joanna Ranshaw
David Bauer
Precautions Pay Scenario on Busy Twin Cities Highway
A real Fourth of July multi vehicle crash north of Twin Cities injures two young adults and a mother while vehicles two and three suffer major damage. Vehicle four carries one middle aged adult and four children ages six to thirteen. all restraints prove lifesaving amid a chaotic chain reaction involving four cars and an electrical pole.
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Twin Cities
Jeffrey L. Bowling Sumner
Faculty grammar test spurs debate on singular plural use
A retired professor and another writer debate whether faculty should take a singular or plural verb. They note leaders, class, ethics, and business ethics as examples. Reporters vary, using leadership, class, or ethics as singular or plural to fit meaning.
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Coe
Iowa
Jefferson High School
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