Editorial snapshot on Super Tuesday and campaign pace
Gazette editors weigh if a two horse race in 16 primaries could end the nominating fight by March. They note Times and Post diverge on predictability and discuss media influence on Bradley and Forbes while McCain looms in results tonight.
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John McCain
George W. Bush
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Washington Post
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the Post
David Broder
Gore
Texas
Hardeman Bond
Reuters News Service
Hannibal
Steve Forbes
Forbes
Honors for seniors reflect faith over wins in Iowa game
The Iowa Hawkeyes thanked God for possibilities rather than outcome in their final home game of the season. Seniors Jason Price and Jacob Jaacks emphasized faith as central, rejecting the notion that divine aid fixes results.
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Jason Price
Chicago
Jacob Jancks
Cedar Rapids
Penn State
Ohio State
Columbus
God
St. Louis Rams
Kurt Warner
Isaac Bruce
Bruce
Christian Century Magazine
Payne Stewart
Jesus
Kurt
Warner
Iowa
Jacob Jaacks
Free markets not a cure-all for wage woes in U.S. policy
Dan Coleman of Iowa City argues that free market principles fail to address poverty in the United States. He cites rising income inequality since 1979, low wage workers, and weak health insurance coverage while calling for higher minimum wages and stronger standards aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Ecent
Tim Donelson
Russia
China
Debate on Gun Control Sparks Harlem Audience
At the Apollo Theater Al Gore and Bill Bradley touted rival gun control plans. Bradley claimed to offer the strongest proposal and to require registration of all handguns. Gore defended Clinton era gun laws as the toughest in 30 years.
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Harlem
al Gore
Bill Bradley
Clinton-Gore
Echoes of Lexington in modern American politics
Robert O. Ferguson of Cedar Rapids argues that a new political force arises from historical echoes of Lexington Green. He links rising leftist taxation and right wing moralism to the 1775 clash, suggesting Patriots seek leadership as Ventura's Minnesota election hints at a long-standing revolutionary impulse.
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Concord
Jesse Ventura
Minnesota
Iowa Gun Law Push Sparked by Legislature Debate
The Iowa General Assembly, led by Republicans, refused to consider governor backed gun safety bills on February 24. A trigger lock mandate for new handguns died in House Judiciary. On February 29 Senate Republicans proposed a Ten Commandments display in the chamber. Johnson urges voters to elect leaders who will pass meaningful gun control.
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Judiciary Committee
Chuck Larson
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Stu Iverson
R-Dows
Iowa
John W. Johnson
Cedar Rapi
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Soldier of the Future cartoon mocks past visions
The article notes Joe Sharpnack's March 5 cartoon portrays a bland future soldier, while insisting the real future is a nanotech weapons specialist using neural-net driven, crab-walking land mines called Maimie with a total unit cost of about four dollars.
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The Gazette Welcomes Public Letters and Columns
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include writer name signature full street address and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published. 300 word limit for letters, one letter writer every 30 days.
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