Iowa Surplus Tests Washington Expectations For Iowa Budget
Washington may spring surprises on Des Moines mixed blessing. A $400 million surplus shows Iowa’s economy and policy restraint. Yet tax relief next year will cut state funds, urging caution against broad income tax cuts and federal uncertainty. Committed to balancing the federal budget, officials weigh future funding amid possible Washington shifts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Congress
White House
Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Pioneer Remembered
Dr Jonas Salk the polio vaccine innovator who tested the shot on family and millions of schoolchildren died last week at age 80. His breakthrough halted a feared disease and he declined cash prizes, never patenting the sun as a metaphor for public good.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Salk
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Jonas Salk
Debate on Cedar Rapids city government forms and July 11 vote
A resident argues for a full education process on city government options before any change. The writer questions the July 11 election as limiting voter choice and calls for exploring all forms such as strong mayor, council manager, and ward-based systems, with a charter commission report and public input.
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Aring
Cedar Rapids
Charter Commission
P.T. Larson
Debates Over Cedar Rapids Council Manager Vote and Education
The letter argues that delaying the July 11 vote maintains the status quo and accuses charter commission supporters of avoiding public education. It praises P T Larson for gathering nearly 6,000 signatures on the petition and notes media backing for the charter effort while urging serious public discussion on city government reform.
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Roger Commission
P.T. Larson
Council Manager
Larson
Cedar Rapids
Reading Is Funda mental and a mix of slips
A jumble of misprints and quotes highlights slip ups in a newspaper page. Items include a misprinted slogan underlining Fun in Fundamental and a host of misunderstood or misquoted lines from sports and civic notes.
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NBA
Margaret Speers
Letters to the Gazette about GOP hats and leaders
Francis C. Gillon of Cedar Rapids critiques Iowa Republicans and national figures by comparing their public personas to wearing various hats. He notes Nussle and Grassley photo ops, and riffs on Dole Gingrich Leach Gramm Buchanan Clinton hats, suggesting political image as a multihatted practice.
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Iowa
Oval Office
Newt Gingrich
Dole
Jim Leach
Whitewater
Phil Gramm
Clinton
Francis C. Gillon
Cedar Rapids
Local Gazette Skips Praise for USS Kearsary Crew
A reader laments that the Gazette did not acknowledge local servicemembers aboard the USS Kearsary aiding in the Bosnia I rescue. The writer, citing son Corporal Corey T. Dietz, urges editors to recognize hometown heroes and express gratitude for military service.
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Bosnia
Cpl
Corey T. Dietz
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette requests letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require full name, address, and daytime phone number, no anonymity, and must fit a 300 word limit. Include contact details for editing. mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette, Box 511, with optional fax or online options.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette Net
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Compuserve.com
War on the Poor critique sparks Iowa advocacy drive
Advocates urging Iowans to pressure congressmen in support of the Legal Services Corp face a counterpoint that the program may harm rather than aid the poor. A May National Review article by Rael Jean Isaac argues for thorough examination before actions are taken.
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Legal Services
Legal Services Corp
Rael Jean Isaac
National Review
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