Mexico faces a turning point after PRI losses
After a sweeping election, the PRI lost its absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies and Cuauhtemoc Cardenas won Mexico City mayor, signaling shifts in power. Analysts note potential strategic gains for the PRI ahead of the 2000 presidential race and discuss how terms to describe Mexico’s evolving democracy are changing.
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Andres Oppenheimer
Mexico City
Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Chamber of Deputies
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
Ernesto Zedillo
National Action Party
PAN
Zedillo
Cardenas
Unusu
Cecilia Romero
el Financiero
Old Guard
Puebla
Tabasco
UIHC infection data dispute prompts public access debate
The Iowa Supreme Court overturns a district court ruling requiring UIHC to release hospital acquired infection figures. Critics urge transparency for patients while hospital counsel cites confidentiality risks, leaving a gap in public knowledge about in-house infection rates. A rehearing or further appeal may follow.
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
UIHC
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Sac and Fox Trail Offers Cedar Rapids Nature Getaway
A Sunday morning on the 7.2 mile Sac and Fox Trail along the Cedar River draws walkers joggers and cyclists. The Cedar Rapids Parks Department maintains the winding route from Mount Vernon Road to Cottage Grove Parkway with free admission and a history dating back to 1968.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Road
Cottage Grove Parkway
Gazette
Cole Street
Iowa
Festival memories linger after Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
Nancy Hedges Wendler recounts memories from the 1997 Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival. Highlights include General Warren Lawson's Heroes Luncheon message to thank veterans and God, McLeod USA Opening Night with helicopter flyovers, Classic Rock All-Stars, a pancake breakfast, Symphony Night at Kirkwood, and July Fourth on Mays Island with families, volunteers, and final Rockwell fireworks.
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Cedar Rapids
Parsons Technology
Warren Lawson
Lawson
Metro Area Veterans Council
McLeod USA
Kirkwood
Brenton Bank
Dave Bolt
Vietnam
Mercy
Greene Square
Mays Island
Pepsi
New Midwest Chorale
George
Stacie
Rockwell
Nancy Hedges Wendler
Letters to the Gazette Attack on Homosexuality Editorial
A reader denounces the Gazette for promoting gay rights and pro-homosexual propaganda. The letter claims homosexuality is unnatural and sinful and urges a reversal of the paper's policy. It invokes biblical judgment and condemns the Gazette for pride coverage.
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Bill
The
Gazette
Controversial quotes and remarks spark reader unease
An Iowa newspaper cites shocking lines from various stories including a pregnant 2 year old claim and Nixon wills, while other fragments show misquoted or sensational phrasing. The compilation notes reader astonishment and mixed reporting tone across crime, culture, and sports items.
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Iowa
USA Today
Richard Nixon
Dee
Prayer Rights and Public Spaces Reflections
A reader questions who can regulate prayer in schools and on public property, asking who would enforce prayer rules and how. The piece argues personal, non disruptive prayer is always possible and condemns enforcement efforts as unnecessary.
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