Perot Could Enter Race Redrawing 1992 Campaign Pace
Editorial notes Bush and Clinton camps fear a Perot independent bid may win crucial states Texas California and Florida and siphon funds. Perot’s past rescue involvement and billionaire funding complicate strategies as analysts compare his impact to a business leadership critique of government debt.
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David Halberstam
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Iowa Senate mulls humorous vacancy power bill
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 26 to 21 to appoint the lieutenant governor to perform duties of other statewide offices during mid term vacancies. Critics say the measure mockingly belittles the lieutenant governor and could upend the governor's role.
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Solomon
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Public Broadcasting Needs Taxpayer Accountability
U S Senator Bob Dole argues taxpayers subsidize PBS and CPB with a 1.1 billion funding request for 1994 1996. He highlights high salaries at Sesame Workshop WNET KCET and public television lobbying costs, questions funding to two stations, and urges market driven alternatives to ensure proper use of public funds.
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New York
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Tax on health services would dissolve Iowans
A guest column argues against taxing health services and urges raising the Iowa sales tax from 4 to 5 percent to avoid creating a new bureaucracy and to reduce regressive impact. It compares regional rates and calls for preserving essential services in health care and education.
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Special rights for homosexuals provokes protest risk
In a March 14 guest column Jeff Klinzman singles out a critic by name, arguing that extending special civil rights to gays is controversial. The writer asserts personal privacy, cites harassment faced by opponents, and notes religious opposition and free speech issues while urging respectful debate.
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Jeff Klinzman
Iowa City
Queer Nation
Give and Loan in U.S. Aid Debate
A reader criticizes U.S. overseas aid describing it as a charity that should start at home and arguing that aid given as a loan must be repaid. The letter warns that lawmakers supporting the policy risk losing office in the next election.
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Washington, D.C
Gazette Letters Policy on Readers' Opinions
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions. It notes readers may submit contradictions or corrections for equal publication consideration.
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Gazette
When class hate holds sway
Assertion that women inflict more domestic harm than men cites ER data and death tolls. It argues public bias masks female violence and draws parallels to historical prejudices against Jews, Blacks, Native Americans, and Japanese-Americans to illustrate collective misperception.
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