Lepley Should Stay as Iowa Education Chief
Gazette editorials defend William Lepley Iowa Department of Education director as Branstad appointee. They argue Senate rejection would block needed reforms such as reducing district numbers and modernizing schooling, urging continued leadership to advance quality education for Iowa children.
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OWA
William Lepley
Iowa Department of Education
Terry Branstad
Iowa Senate
Lepley
Senate
Iowa
Tsongas exits race as Clinton Brown lead 1992 nominating fight
Former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas ends his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after poor campaign funding. Clinton leads with 947 delegates after Illinois and Michigan wins, while Tsongas leaves with about 430 delegates as the Clinton-Brown contest tightens and Bush strategists watch.
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Aul Tsongas
Time
Clinton
Tsongas
America
U.S
Massachusetts
Arkansas
California
Jerry Brown
Illinois
Michigan
Bush
Paul Tsongas
Wan
McCain pushes tax reform and supermajority debate in Senate
The piece argues for McCain's bid to require a supermajority to pass tax increases, noting 60 votes needed for tax cuts under the 1990 budget agreement. It cites Oklahoma's tax initiative and warns of incumbency and union influence, framing the issue as a battle over taxation power and public finance.
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Senate
West Virginia
Robert Byrd
Appropriations Committee
McCain
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
Richard Shelby
Alabama
Bush
Jefferson
John Marshall
Oklahoma
John Randolph
Roanoke
Congress
Real lesson of rubbergate missed by the mob
In a blistering take, Robert Reno argues the rubbergate uproar exposes only surface anger while ignoring a systemic misgiving about Congress. He cites personal finances, mockery of leaders, and suggests credit unions and cooperatives as a path to consumer-friendly banking reform.
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Robert Reno
Bush
Congress
Defense
Labor
Agriculture
Dan Quayle
Rubbergate
Dick Cheney
Rome
Robert Mrazek
Lee
Grant
St. Francis of Assisi
Immigration policy faces the test of national borders
The essay argues illegal immigration from the south and Caribbean basin demands a clear policy. It warns against lenient controls and links cheap labor to social costs, crime, and urban decay, urging decisive enforcement to protect national interests and prevent unpermitted residency.
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Caribbean Basin
United States
Caribbean
U.S
Europe
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