Iowa lawmakers loosen bond rules to expand local borrowing
The Legislature moves to raise interest-rate limits on tax based city school and county bonds from 7-8 percent to 10-11 percent with a governor's signature expected. The change should clear the way for bond sales stalled by old caps enabling sewer and bridge projects and other corporate purpose works despite higher rates. Local governments must balance debt growth with broader taxpayer impact as rates rise and market demand shifts.
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No to Salvadoran aid amid Romero killing and military rule
Card urging U S opposition to six million in Salvadoran military credits cites a coup followed by a deadly right wing crackdown. It warns more weapons would empower a junta blamed for mass killings, and recalls Archbishop Romero’s murder and past riot control aid.
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Postal Service rebuts Wagman on profits and subsidies
The Postal Service says it earned a net income of 470 million in the year ending October not a private sector profit, and clarifies it received 2.4 billion from taxpayers rather than 2.6 billion. It explains subsidies totaling 799.5 million to mailers and 920 million for public service, contradicting claims of an accounting trick and alleging a union suit over worker underpayment.
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Wagman
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Dismay over editorial on airport, postal costs, and service
D. Jamison Cain defends FLSA liability clarity and Postal Service rate timing. He disputes Gazette claims on future rate hikes and argues for reliable jet or other airline service between Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Cain criticizes Airport Commission stance on commuter flights and bond issues.
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Review of Hank Williams Jr concert and airport comfort critique
The writer critiques Diana Taylor's Gazette review of Hank Williams Jr at the Paramount Theatre, noting audience departures and distorted loud sound. They praise the Saddletramps and chip at the act, while comparing commuter vs jet air travel and Cedar Rapids Airport service. The column ends with a tangential remark on beards.
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Can the president be losing his grip
A White House insider warns the Carter administration appears out of control across foreign policy inflation and budget fights. The piece cites failed UN talks, Vance communications troubles, budgeting delays, Mondale’s role, a delayed Department of Education, and volatile gasoline prices as signs of a faltering leadership and morale collapse.
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Disapproval of Carter grows as Kennedy seen as longshot
In the wake of wins in New York and Connecticut, Edward Kennedy gains a psychological edge while Carter faces rising discontent over inflation and foreign policy. Kennedy's self-reliant campaign style emerges as he accumulates delegates, though Carter still holds a large lead with 786 to 414, needing 1,666 to win.
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