A to Z Spending Cut Plan stalls in Congress
The 229 co sponsors of the A to Z Spending Cut Plan seek to split omnibus bills into debateable pieces but lack 218 signatures to force floor action. Critics warn bypassing debate could rush major votes. Supporters say it clarifies choices and informs voters ahead of November ballots.
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Congress
Robert E. Andrews
D-N.j
Bill Zeliff
R-N.h
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Zeliff
Jim Nussle
Iowa
House
Appropriations Committee
David Obey
D-Wis
Bonuses for federal workers raise questions on fairness
The piece questions 487 million dollars in bonuses paid to 695,559 federal employees in 1991 and calls for reassessment. It highlights 73 percent at the Agency for International Development and 22 percent at the Veterans Affairs Department receiving bonuses, with Agriculture at 18 percent, and quotes Senator Pryor criticizing routine bonuses without clear merit.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Right and Wrong in Word Choices and Stubborn Streaks
A reader named Carol Kean questions the verb convey and suggests using convey the impression or portray. She offers Pittsburghese style notes on The floor needs washing and discusses carrot and stick phrasing with a reminder that language changes, while purists resist.
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Carol Kean
Carol
Vietnam revisits war memory and new market reforms
An analyst recalls U.S. blockades and the Vietnam War's end, noting Vietnam's shift to a market economy, rising inequality, and infrastructure needs. Do Duc Dinh praises lifting the embargo as a path to normalization, while officials and residents weigh prosperity against new costs.
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Do Duc Dinh
Institute of World Economics
Communist Party
Vietnam
Viet
Clinton
Socialist Republic
Rabbi Gottlieb challenges school on premarital sex stance
In a May 3 Gazette letter, Rabbi Michael Gottlieb of Vista California argues premarital sex is not immoral. He cites biblical verses and asserts moderation over blanket sin labeling, challenging abstinence education and citing Exodus 22 16 Deuteronomy 22 28 Numbers 25 and the Torah.
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Gazette
Michael Gottlieb
Vista
Calif
Gottlieb
Thomas A. Joseph
Marion
Make Your Voice Heard in Presidential Elections
Leona Shaffer urges American voters to protect the right to vote and participate in democracy. She emphasizes freedom, civic duty, and the importance of being politically involved as elections approach, reminding readers that liberty must be cherished and exercised.
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South Africa
America
Leona Shaffer
Community Letter Guidelines For Submissions
Guidelines outline that letters may be shortened and edited and require writer signatures real daytime phone and street address for authentication. It restricts to public issues and events, bans poetry, allows one letter per writer every 30 days, and notes volume limits with submission to Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Abortion Protests and Public Outcry in U S Sky
Rev. Philip V. Ryan argues abortion is a cruel act harming the unborn and urges public demonstrations letter writing and political involvement to protect fetal rights amid calls to curb the practice. He cites international caning in Singapore and domestic protests as context for moral outrage.
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Singapore
Play thank you notes for Children of a Lesser God performance
Play Send thanks to J. David Carey and Theatre Cedar Rapids for offering Children of a Lesser God to the area. The show raised awareness for deaf and hearing impaired issues and a special St. Luke's Audiology Department and Foundation performance let 140 students, families, and teachers attend in Grant Wood service area.
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J. David Carey
Theatre
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Audiology Department
Grant Wood
Unpaid Linn-Mar School Board Members Honored
A salute to volunteer Iowa school board members during Board Recognition Week May 8 to 14. Linn-Mar’s seven unpaid members Don Weler Paula Grady Craig Eilbert James Green Gary Keeppel Thomas Miller William Werner govern the district and meet regularly.
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Iowa
Linn-Mar
Don Weler
Paula Grady
Craig Eilbert
James Green
Gary Keeppel
Thomas Miller
William Werner
Joe Pacha
Linn-Mar Community Schools
Marion
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