Watergate’s impact on journalism and public trust
Editorial notes Watergate altered press behavior many decades ago. It sparked higher journalism enrollments yet encouraged erratic reporting and sensationalism. The piece cites Woodward Bernstein quotes, recalls the Saturday Night Massacre and Nixon resignation, and warns against manufactured “stories of the century.”
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Democrat National
Watergate Complex
Washington, D.C
White House
Ron Ziegler
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Tee
Washington
House
BCCI
Woodward
Jerry Brown
Brown
Carl Bernstein
New Republic
Bernstein
Nation
Edmund Muskie
Sen. Muskie
Can Americans Afford the American Dream in 1992
Jonathan Schell analyzes whether voters will accept higher taxes or service cuts to fund the economy and social programs. He centers on Ross Perot’s stance on deficit reduction and asks if Americans will sacrifice current benefits for future welfare, warning that leadership hinges on willingness to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Schell
America
Ross Perot
Perot
Pip Perot
Newsweek Magazine
President Bush
Bill Clinton
Negative role models in TV and toys shape children
A column argues media images influence child development and play, noting violent content on TV and in films, and weapon toys sold by retailers including Hy-Vee. It urges business and media to promote nonviolent values in advertising, inventory, and community involvement for long term family and community stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Pearson
Hy-Vee Food Stores
Partnership For
Iowa
United States
Hy-Vee
Parents demand notice for sex survey in Cedar Rapids
Cathy Mayor complains no prior notification before a sex education survey in her area. She asks for consent to have her daughter participate and cites concerns over how much students know about peers’ sex lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
PTA
Street flushing halted for over a year prompts City official inquiry
A resident notes street flushing was stopped over a year ago and asks Street Commissioner to verify department operations. Last year's sand residue remains on Center Street NE at 1636. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dvorak urge clearer oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Lester Dvorak
Center St. NE
Right or able in word endings debated in column
The writer notes the debate over whether to use able or ible in suffixes and questions a style rule for word order in birthplace phrases. Readers discuss preferences for hospital or city placement and whether rules exist, while suggesting dictionaries as the guard for suffix choices.
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JF. Hladky Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Watergate
Perotville
American Association of Retired People
Anne Spencer
Iowa City
November First Coalition
the Gazette
Cathy Mayor
Cedar Rapids
Carl Kane
Ible
Marilyn Deppe
Grinnell
Louise White
St. Luke’s Hospital
Anamosa
Louise
St. Luke’s
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