Linn lawmakers switch sides on lottery bill vote
Iowa observers should note bargaining may not yield quick dividends as Linn County legislators Brammer Running and Chapman reversed votes to revive a lottery bill funding a world trade center. Critics say the deal favored a one sided trade with a pledged National Guard armory funding in return.
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Linn County
Phil Brammer
Richard Running
Kay Chapman
East Iowa
Linn
National Guard
Eastern Iowa lawmakers trade short-term gains for future IOUs
The Gazette notes a stalled legislative process and chaotic conditions as lawmakers yield today to secure tomorrow gains. Linn County emerges in a favorable position for future cooperation, while past IOUs and racing permit hopes loom over pending decisions and the lottery trade center issue.
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Des Moines
Linn County considers using jail space for prison overflow
Linn County officials discuss converting an unused upper floor of the new jail into inmate housing to relieve statewide prison crowding. Questions focus on funding who would build and operate the added cells and how to handle county jail priority when needed. A state consult is proposed to pursue workable answers and gain public benefit.
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Linn County
Linn
Ken Schriner
Ronald Reagan as Comedian Faces Heated Crowd
The piece introduces Ronald Reagan as a comedian amid a tense atmosphere after a presidential quip about nuclear war and farming upheaval. It warns the audience that a bombing starts in five minutes.
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Ronald Reagan
Letters to the Gazette urge non smoking sections in public spaces
Readers press for non smoking rules amid concerns about secondhand smoke and health risks. A letter endorses a state bill, while others discuss prevailing wage laws, school music funding, and administrator policy at Shellsburg schools.
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Opposition to Cedar Rapids rabbit ordinance debated
Readers urge mayor and city council to preserve private rabbit breeding and exhibition. They warn the proposal limits to two rabbits, fines violators, and questions arise for 4-H projects and humane care. Reports note costs of pedigreed rabbits and markets for meat.
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Cedar Rapids
American Rabbit Breeders Association
Canney
Public Outburst on Bus Sparks Self Reflection at 45
A middle aged editorial writer recalls two public confrontations with youths and a loud theater scene. He questions whether rising rudeness is personal failing or social change as he nears sixty. He notes drivers enforce rules and laments declining courtesy in public spaces.
Right and wrong spellings in evolving word usage
A discussion on spacing and hyphenation in English words shows how terms like yearlong monthlong hourlong and else have shifted from two words or hyphenated forms to one word. It notes examples and questions why some become single words while others remain two.
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