Editorial Opposes Sales Tax to Fund State Worker Pay
The editorial condemns raising sales taxes to fund state employee pay raises after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Branstad erred in vetoing funds. It urges spending cuts and broader revenue increases, warns against touting sales tax hikes as painless, and says tax increases should not fund pay raises. It notes a looming deficit and calls for balanced remedies without overburdening taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Supreme Court
Branstad
Iowa
Sumo stalemate and Seattle debate mirror cross cultural tensions
The piece notes Japan and the United States clashing over foreign involvement in sports. It highlights Konishiki’s bid for yokozuna amid nationality debates and compares it to talk of a Seattle Mariners sale to a Japanese citizen. It ends with a stock aside about drug magazines and Bill Clinton as a Rhodes Scholar.
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Pacific Ocean
United States
Japan
Seattle Mariners
Associated Press
Konishiki
England
Bill Clinton
Foreign Affairs
David Gergen
U.N
Time Magazine
U.S
American Talk Issues
Cbs-New York Times News
The Day of the Perfect First Lady Ends
The piece questions the role and image of a presidential wife, citing Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush as examples. It argues that voters expect a flawless, traditionally wifelike first lady, who supports the candidate and upholds decorum, while noting shifts toward authenticity and controversial ideas like open marriages.
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Suzanne Gordon
California
Jerry Brown
Hillary Clinton
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
White House
Reagan
Carter
Wellesley College
Barbara Bush
Brown
First Lady as Political Partner in Modern Campaigns
Suzanne Gordon argues that wives and spouses of presidential candidates influence policy and public life, challenging idealized roles. She contends public and private ties shape politics and that future first ladies may contribute as much as the presidents themselves.
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Gary Hart
Hillary Clinton
White House
Brown
Weather Weatherman Woes Prompt Winter Pride
Letter to the Gazette laments TV forecasts all praising sunny days and urges a real storm to satisfy winter fans. The writer backs Joe Winters for his winter perspective and signs off from 5109 Kesler Rd NW.
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Joe Winters
Ticket for Democratic ticket with Richards and Schroeder
Letter advocates nominating Gov. Ann Richards Texas for president and Rep. Pat Schroeder Colorado for vice president in 1992. Calls for leadership change addressing domestic problems economic policy tax fairness and policies benefiting women and minorities. Signer Joseph Gerard Keeling 5145 Gordon Ave NW.
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Ann Richards
Texas
Pat Schroeder
Colorado
Democratic Party
U.S
Joseph Gerard Keeling
Gordon Ave
Cold War shackles removed from United Nations
A guest column argues the Soviet era restraints faded with the collapse of the USSR, elevating the UN as the core vehicle for global cooperation. It cites public support for UN leadership in crises, the Earth Summit plan for Rio 1992, and a push for worldwide peaceful dispute resolution.
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United Nations
Joseph Stalin
U.S.S.R
United States
Afghanistan
Nicaragua
Iran-Iraq
U.N
Jeffrey Laurenti
Global Policy Project
United Nations Association
George Bush
U.N. General Assembly
University of Iowa
U.S
Canada
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Bush
People of All Nations
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Keen
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Mark Bowden
Hillary
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the Gazette
Eugene Pinney
Kesler Rd
Gene Rennekamp
Rockwell International Corp
Unagram
Linn County
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