Local News Leadership Team Named for Paper
Ken Slaughter named vice president and treasurer Dale Larson as vice president and general manager Jerry Elsen leads editorial pages with Mark Bowden as editor and editorial board chairman, with managing editor duties assigned.
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Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Starr's push to interrogate Secret Service tied to Clinton probe
Editorial warns that Starr's authority to question Secret Service agents risks compromising presidential security. The piece argues secrecy is limited and stresses the danger of eroding trust between a president and protectors, potentially endangering future leaders and national stability.
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Kenneth Starr
Supreme Court
Bill Clinton
Washington
Starr
Secret Service
CNN Defining Moment Tarnished By Gulf War Nerve Gas Tale
The American Journalism Review notes CNN faced a damaging setback after retracting a sensational but false nerve gas story about U S defectors in Vietnam. Time magazine issued a one page apology for publishing a similar report, eroding CNN's Gulf War era prestige and trust. Ted Turner reportedly distraught over the debacle and internal criticism grows from reporters.
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Gallup
CNN
American Journalism Review
Ted Turner
U.S
Vietnam
Time Magazine
Newsweek
Peter Arnett
CNN & Time
Arnett
TV News
CBS
Edward R. Murrow
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Murrow
Walter Cronkite
Baghdad
Roth IRA promises and perils hover over tax reform
Stephen Winn explains how the new Roth IRA offers tax free withdrawals after five years for those over 59 and how conversions from traditional IRAs trigger current taxes. He warns of Congress possible rule changes that could undermine benefits and leave taxpayers exposed as lawmakers debate tax reform.
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Stephen Winn
Tssides
Plemmons
H&r Block
Kansas City
Congress
William V. Roth Jr
R-Del
Washington
Uncle Sam
Shirley Plemmons
House of Representatives
House
Farm Bureau urges collaboration with farmers on water care
The Farm Bureau defends farmers rights and environmental work in Linn County and Iowa. It cites partnerships with NRCS Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Trees Forever and questions a regular letter writer’s anti farmer stance while urging support for REAP funding and environmental reforms.
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Farm Bureau
Linn County
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Trees Forever
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Reader letter complains of airport name change to Eastern Iowa Airport
Nadine Merryman questions Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport renaming to The Eastern Iowa Airport. She asks why the city name was dropped and notes other Iowa cities keep local names for their airports.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Nadine Merryman
Keep Olympic torch sculpture in Greene Square Park
Community letter urges Cedar Rapids to keep the Olympic torch in Greene Square Park, arguing it is visible and well placed. The author opposes moving the sculpture and questions plans by the Visual Arts Commission.
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Visual Arts Commission
Greene Square Park
Cedar Rapids
Ackley to Zwingle reviewed in defense of Dilts book
A letter condemns Harold E. Dilts for From Ackley to Zwingle. The writer defends the work, cites the preface’s call for more data, and praises Iowa State University Press recognition while inviting future editions to include new documentary information.
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Harold E. Dilts
Ackley
Zwingle
Dilts
Iowa State University Press
None is Singular or Plural in Grammar Debate
A lawyer’s note asks if none is singular or plural and the answer is both. Grammarians say none can be singular when paired with a definite noun, or plural when no definite reference exists, with both used acceptably in modern usage. Webster’s notes confirm flexibility and context drives verb agreement.
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