Let elderly choose when to drive in editorial stance
The Gazette argues for individual choice in licensing for seniors, noting risks and safety while praising Iowa rules that require renewals and medical checks. It urges families to guide decisions, not government overreach, and cites a California crash to frame the debate.
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United Natural Foods expands Iowa City operation
United Natural Foods Inc plans a 9.6 million expansion in Iowa City by 130 new jobs, preserving Blooming Prairie’s presence and boosting tax and employee base. The Iowa City Development Group and city, state, energy and Kirkwood Community College representatives helped secure a July 1 council approval.
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Iowa City
Marriage and politics clash over US wedlock
The piece argues against government incentives for marriage, accusing Congress and presidents of cheating on wives and children for 200 years. It contends there are too many marriages and questions tax money spent on promoting marriage.
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Congress
Kobe Bryant
Democrats face off over Bush and Iraq in the summer wake
The piece traces Democratic hopes in 2002 that Bush’s Iraq policy would crack under criticism from figures like Brent Scowcroft and Henry Kissinger. After a UN push and a November defeat, attention shifts to the 2003 State of the Union and the 16 words controversy, with Tenet and White House aides under scrutiny.
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Alan Foley
Foley
Andrew Wilson
Ohio
Bob Joseph
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America
Washington
Eddie Cochran
Bush overextended mission mirrors debate on Liberia
Gene Healy argues against using U S forces for nation building in Liberia. He cites Bush Gore debate positions on Iraq and Haiti to claim the military should defend the United States, not remake the world, and warns against armed altruism and global campaigns.
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Nader
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Gene Healy
Knight Ridder
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