Elderly Iowa drivers tested in balance between safety and independence
The Gazette reports on aging drivers like 84 year old Harry Billings and the IDOT's challenge in deciding when to revoke licenses. Officials stress public safety while noting the human desire to maintain mobility and routine. The piece explores vision, reaction, and the difficult duty of driver evaluators.
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Billings
Knoxville
Daniels St. NE
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Scott Falk
Hargis
Office of
Driver Services
Cedar Rapids Minister Named President of Lutheran Synod
Rev Alvin Barry, 61, of Cedar Rapids, elected 580-568 by convention delegates in Pittsburgh to lead the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Barry, longtime Iowa District East president since 1982, will head 6,000 congregations with a back to basics, biblically grounded approach.
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Gazette
Associated Press
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Alvin Barry
Cedar Rapids
Barry
Bent
Pittsburgh
Martin Luther
Dan Johnson
King of Kings Lutheran Church
Paul Scheidt
Concordia Lutheran Church
Iowa
Motivation drives Iowa delegates at the 1992 Democratic convention
Iowa delegates head to New York for the 1992 Democratic National Convention focused on party stance and Clinton’s plan for the next four years rather than a nomination fight. Sen. Tom Harkin’s influence stems from caucus urging, as Clinton accumulates the delegate lead.
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Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Perot remark irks NAACP audience in Nashville
Ross Perot at a Nashville NAACP event used the phrase you people which angered attendees. He apologized later claiming naivete and emphasized his anti crime and economic reform message while recounting family ties to Black communities in Texas. NAACP officials urged more sensitivity.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ross Perot
NAACP
Perot
Texarkana
Texas
America
Lacy Steele
Naacp National Board
Bellevue
Wash
Tomorro Fast Starter Businessman
Brian Tiernan plans to launch a New York corporation and drive a Porsche. He has established an office supply business as part of his young entrepreneurial path spotlighted in Mondays Gazette.
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Brian Tiernan
New York
Gazette
Lawyer's Wardrobe Sparks Quick Legal Briefs
A light item notes a lawyer's wardrobe as a playful prompt for a legal briefs joke. The piece hints at courtroom style and formal attire in a quick, whimsical corner.
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Zene Ewnlio
Lisa Powell
Lenore
Smitty” Neal
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