Demos clash over role of party platform in 1984 bid
The Democratic Party set aside about 550 convention seats for uncommitted delegates while launching a platform accountability commission. The panel, led by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, faces tensions between ideologues and officeholders as they seek to align party action with a broad agenda amid influential groups like NEA and unions.
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Congress
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Terry Herndon
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Herndon
NEA
Daniel P. Moynihan
Dn.y
Unions
Bull Weevils
Houston Boom and Bust Through an Iowans Eyes
A Midwest job seeker recounts four months in Houston from November to March. He finds oil and gas demand, skilled labor shortages, costly living, and a charity home for displaced workers. He notes deception by rental agencies and the lure and risks of migrating for work amid economic hardship.
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Houston
Five Seasons
Ozark
Eastern Iowans Welcome to Share Candid Observations
Periodic observations from thoughtful residents invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and views are theirs, inviting community voices across the region to contribute their perspectives.
Readers weigh phrasing quirks and faux pas in print
A reader panel mocks language slips from burglarized houses to slashed tires and a wife shot quip. An out of town police official resigns foretelling broader police computerization and dispatching. A taxpayer says officers must carry full equipment. A car feature note cites hatchbacks and upgrades while a reader riffs on suspensions.
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