How Many Signatures to Start an Initiative
The article explains the varied requirements across 21 states for placing an initiative on the ballot. It compares California, Ohio, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and others, detailing signature percentages or counts and geographic distribution rules. It notes California’s heavy ballot load and promises a second installment on how voters can acquire the initiative right.
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California
Nebraska
Montana
Alaska
Arizona
Idaho
Maine
Nevada
North Dakota
Linn-Mar Board weighs private textbook buy under Iowa law
The Linn-Mar School Board approves a parochial school textbook list but treats it as nonbinding amid uncertainty about a new Iowa law. Officials warn funding, durability, and reimbursement are unsettled and may be challenged as unconstitutional. Districts should hold firm on guidelines and guarantees before acting.
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Linn-Mar
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Letters Critique Park Traffic At Pinicon Park Visit
A reader reports excessive speed and noise from cars and motorcycles at Pinicon Park on June 18. The writer guesses speeds likely exceeded 15 mph and notes no visible police presence during a picnic visit. He asks whether the area is patrolled and urges safety.
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Pinicon Park
Weather and water themes mingle in reader letter and reflections
A reader urges park enforcement on Pinicon Park during peak traffic with tickets as a low cost deterrent. The piece then wanders through reflections on weather, Noah’s flood, and the vital role of water in life, health, and daily habits, ending with a call to be water-wise.
Koreagate: Jaworski and ONeill Face Pressures
William Safire argues that Leon Jaworski and Tip ONeill stage a show of force in Koreagate while withholding full accountability. He notes Kim Dong Jo's anticipated testimony and questions the ethics of sworn vs unsworn statements, suggesting a political cover-up.
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Jaworski
Tip
Leon Jaworski
Tip and
Leon
Ambassador Kim
Koreagate
Carter
Congress
United States
Inflation and taxes in a world of stocks and scams
A reader essay blends inflation, tax withholding, and investment tax-free income from municipal bonds with critique of government spending, a geography quiz on Cedar Rapids to Canada and South America, and riffs on stock names like Pep Boys and Toys R Us, ending with a jab at idealism versus practicality.
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Ontario
Lake Erie
Cedar Rapids
Canada
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Tip) O'Neill
Garry Trudeau
Doonesbury
Tip O'Neill
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R-N.y
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Cd Congres
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XYZ Company
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Cleveland
Pep Boys
Manny, Moe and
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American Stock Exchange
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New York Exchange
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