Editorial: Iowa Economic Development Plan Worries Some Regions
The House committee proposed dividing Iowa into 15 zones with $200000 per year each, a move editors say would cripple large scale incentives and restrict growth. They doubt Branstad will sign the bill and criticize IDEC and IDEP, urging support for both small businesses and major employers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA
Economic Development Committee
House of Representatives
Terry Branstad
Iowa
PMX
Iowa Department of Economic Development
IDED
IEP
IDEC
Branstad
Cedar Rapids
House
Names of House check-kiters may be released
Ethics Committee wrestles with disclosing which House members ran overdrafts from the House Bank. A coded list may be decoded if Congress approves, revealing names of those who wrote bad checks, with public interest and political risk shaping the debate.
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House
Ethics Committee
Committee On
General Accounting Office
Iowa
Jim Nussle
Fred Grandy
House Administration Committee
Grandy
Elvis stamp proposal mocks a fallen idol as role model
A columnist skewers Elvis Presley as a flawed icon and parodies a U S Postal Service commemorative stamp design. He imagines Elvis in sequins with a pill pile, captioned Elvis Presley 1935 1977 American Role Model, Just Say Yes.
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Jonathan Yardley
Washington
Mike Tyson
Tyson
U.S. Postal Service
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Postal Service
Las Vegas Hilton
Anthony Frank
United States
King of
America
Presley
Valhalla
Frank
Las Vegas
Goldman
Letters to the Gazette on Desert Storm and Saddam
A reader critiques the Desert Storm conduct arguing the war was incomplete by leaving Saddam Hussein in power. The letter notes Bush's sagging popularity and questions whether history will view the outcome as a true victory or a missed chance for decisive regime change.
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Korea
Vietnam
Saddam Hussein
Hitler
Bush
George Bush
Local United Way defends handling of donations
United Way of Johnson County reassures donors that annual campaign funds stay in Johnson County and are not used to pay national dues. The group says it pays under $500 for some national services and keeps administrative costs under eight percent. President Jim Lane invites questions about operations.
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William Aramony
National United Way
United Way of
Johnson County
United Way
Measure Performance of Government Leaders
A call to voters to scrutinize candidates past performance over party lines. Warns against federal consolidation of power and urges choosing leaders who act for the nation rather than a Washington power base.
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Washington
America
United States
Washington, D.C
Essential disposal policy urged by Al Rohaci
Feb 28 column argues for a national energy policy covering all energy forms and disposal methods. It notes U S, French and Japanese nuclear industries and criticizes current spent fuel disposal while calling for safer retrieval methods and broader use of nuclear power. Brenda L McDole Marion address included.
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al Rohaci
U.S
United States
Review of Marianne Williamson book A Return to Love
Reader Jack C Hahn argues the book misplaces focus on Jesus and divine love while promoting a universal, non Biblical spirituality. He urges readers to buy the Bible instead and prays for those misled by the work, signed Middle Amana.
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Marianne Williamson
God
Jesus
Buddha
Jesus Christ
Jack C. Hahn
Amana
Gazette Readers Letters Policy
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in reader letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers and offers equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
Right and wrong on pronouns and plurals in journalism
Carl Kane argues readers reject misused pronouns and plural mismatches. He cites examples where singular antecedents require singular verbs or pronouns, urging nonsexist but grammatically consistent edits.
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Carl Kane
Iowa
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