Pew report questions credibility as TV news declines
The Pew Research Center finds fewer than half of adults regularly watch evening news, down from 60 percent three years earlier, while credibility also drops. The Gazette notes late night shows inform some viewers about politics and that overall news consumption is shaped by faster lives and ongoing competition among outlets.
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Pew Research Center For People and the Press
Newsday
David Letterman
Jay Leno
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Public access to tape of Clinton testimony debated
Petitions seek release of videotaped testimony by Bill Clinton, given in Washington as defense witness in Whitewater related trial. Advocates argue for openness while opponents warn politics could distort public perception. The judge has not released the tape.
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Little Rock
Clinton
Bill Clinton
Whitewater
Wisconsin Works aims to end welfare with work first plan
Columnist Joanne Jacobs details Wisconsin signed reforms under Gov. Tommy Thompson that replace welfare with W-2 subsidized jobs and public sector work, offering child care and health benefits while seeking waivers and assessing impact. The piece compares lessons from GAIN and Riverside, notes county outcomes, and questions Milwaukee’s urban test and future effects on values and behavior.
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Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin Works
W-2
California
Riverside County
Clinton
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids Fights Riverboat Gambling Plan
Readers protest Cedar Rapids riverboat casino plans urging a November vote, questioning unidentified Iowa investors and predicting traffic, crime, and family harm. Letters decry gambling as a bad economic model and urge community action and political recalls.
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Cedar Rapids
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Aids Cedar Rapids Community
The 1996 National Association of Letter Carriers drive collected over 80 420 pounds of food about 40 tons for Cedar Rapids neighbors in need. It will stock local food pantries feeding about 3000 families. Postmaster John L Burianek and NASC coordinator Doug Edmonds thank sponsors and volunteers.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Cedar Rapids
John L. Burianek
Doug Edmonds
Gazette letters welcome public input with guidelines
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name signature address and daytime phone, not published, no anonymity. 300 word limit per letter, one per writer per 30 days, editorial edits possible.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Readers help with updates follow ups and language notes
A reader column survey covers objecting to listing multiple names in one phrase and the phrase singled out. It explores hold versus ahold usage, dangling modifiers, sound alikes, tense shifts, and other grammar quirks with examples and reader questions.
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Doe
Smith, Jones and Roe
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