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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1995
Page
4
Editorial argues the 42 day delay in funding talks ended with a pragmatic compromise signed by Gov. Branstad. It calls for nonpartisan, defendable funding requests from all parties to replace partisan squabbling and ease pressure on legislative panels.
Louisiana Republicans push to run first caucuses on Feb 6 1996 six days before Iowa and 14 days before New Hampshire. Gov Branstad doubts the gambit saying Iowa law requires eight day lead and history shows Iowa keeps top spot benefiting from visibility and money.
The piece argues that Bill Clinton's presidency is defined by poll data and public opinion metrics. It cites poll-driven politics, the 1994 midterms, and the shift toward numbers over traditional governance, highlighting advisers, allies, and instances where polls influenced strategy and messaging.
Gerald Baker from Cedar Falls reflects on avoiding TV culture and public figures, the burden of marriage and divorce, and his genetics course insights. He recalls an Iowa State course on family life, literature, and the randomness of genetic traits alongside historical events.
A reader letter urges conservation of paper and criticizes wasteful habits. It advocates a public shift to prudent use, notes that other nations conserve, and suggests future coverage on fifty ways to reduce paper consumption.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require full writer name signature street address and daytime phone number, only for verification. Limit 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
A parent laments lawmakers' disregard for school funding laws and the governor's role, noting the challenge of teaching respect for the law to children. The observer welcomes a recent agreement but criticizes the inconsistency and lack of real consequences.
West Union writer Doug Koempel cites Mark Twain on word choice and argues aggravated means to make worse though he suggests magnified or intensified as better fits forest destruction increasing gas effects. He discusses replacing process with situation or end result and labels a sentence about chemistry and alchemy as a lightning bug pair in need of refinement.
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