Pay raise ironies in Branstad administration
The Gazette editorial argues that top Iowa officials gain generous raises while frontline workers see small increases. It cites Nancy Norman’s 9.1 percent raise amid vetoed aid cuts, and Richard Vohs’s 22 percent total rise, highlighting irony in state finances and governance.
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Nancy Norman
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Vohs
State Board of Regents
Panama Crisis Deepens as Noriega Faces Western Pressure
The piece rails at U S policy toward Panama amid Manuel Noriega’s autocracy and corruption. It highlights Noriega’s martial law, anti U S rhetoric, and anti imperialism sentiment as Washington weighs actions. It notes Ortega’s critique and questions limits on U S power before proposing Noriega’s departure as the path to resolution.
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Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Ollie North defies Boland Amendment with doublethink
The article portrays Lt. Col. Oliver North arguing that the Boland Amendment did not apply to the president or his personal staff and that covert actions and misrepresentations were justified as upholding what he saw as good public policy. It frames him as viewing himself above the law, shredding documents and overseeing the contras, all while claiming compliance with the law through misinterpretation and rhetorical defiance.
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Oliver North
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United States
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Nicaragua
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Carl Channell
Boland
Big Brother
Letters to the Gazette Questioning policy shifts and tax credits
A reader laments the rise of a military industrial complex over farm heritage, critiques federal debt and migrant labor, and questions land reform rhetoric. The letter also recounts a tax credit dispute with Iowa Department of Revenue over an elderly credit, arguing for automatic eligibility or abolishment, and vows to resist repaying disputed amounts.
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Department of Revenue
Johnson County
Iowa City
Abandonment and Loneliness Among Elders
A speaker frames loneliness as a national calamity and a disease harming the elderly. Personal experience caring for a 95-year-old woman shows how proper care restores joy and health. Calls for training both fathers and mothers in caring for aging parents as a lost, divine responsibility.
Dachshund appreciation in Pinney's Outlooks column
Constance A. Therrien thanks Richard Pinney for a July 7 Outlooks piece about miniature long-haired dachshunds. She notes the Cedar Rapids area’s rarity of Beege like dogs, praises the breed’s courage and sturdiness, and cautions about loving food as a potential fault.
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Richard Pinney
Cedar Rapids
Pinney
Outlooks from Eastern Iowa Readers
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited. The views are theirs.
Keith Kennedy, Rural Center Point Leader and Former State Rep
Keith Kennedy of rural Center Point is a retired insurance and real estate agent, a member of the Linn County Board of Review and a former state representative.
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Linn County Board of Review
Garage Sale Day Inspires Summer Golf Outing
A breezy look at garage sales spreading from family to townwide events. Patrons descend on porches and yards, buy and barter, while families set up displays and bargain. The piece fondly notes the social mix and hints at planning for next year.
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