Commencement wisdom from diverse leaders across campuses
The Gazette highlights remarks from Mitt Romney Katie Couric Grace Helbig Ian McEwan Tim Cook Michelle Obama Bill Nye and others at various commencements. They urge embracing opportunity questioning assumptions pursuing passion and taking responsibility for the future and the earth.
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Mitt Romney
St. Anselm College
Ian McEwan
Dickinson College
Tim Cook
George Washington University
Michelle Obama
Tuskegee University
Letters to the Editor on Chris Soules and The Bachelor
A reader praises Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff as a heartwarming couple and notes Dubuque coverage by People magazine and TV networks. They question Gazette and Parade coverage, mention Soules’ nearby farm, and urge continued happy news from local media.
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Whitney Bischoff
Chris
Dancing With the Stars
Dubuque
People Magazine
Channel 9
Good Morning America
Gazette
Parade Magazine
Soules
Obama leadership critique cites unrest and policy failures
Laddie Oliver Washington argues that President Obama mishandles civil unrest and foreign policy, citing police injuries in the Baltimore riots and a New York officer shot. He asserts Congress fails, calls for term limits, and predicts more chaos from in-street clashes in Garland, Texas.
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Baltimore
New York
Obama
Ferguson
U.S
Congress
We the People
Garland
Texas
Laddie Oliver Washington
Jeb Bush stumbles on Iraq query in Parker column
Kathleen Parker analyzes Jeb Bush's clumsy Iraq War answer during Megyn Kelly interview. She notes his reluctance to condemn the invasion and suggests he separate himself from his family legacy to prove independence and toughness in seeking the presidential nomination.
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Jeb Bush
Fox News
Megyn Kelly
Bush
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Kelly
Saddam Hussein
United States
Iraq
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Jeb
Iowa water fight pivots to policy and funding needs
Todd Dorman discusses Cedar Rapids plan to partner with rural counties to cut nitrate runoff while Des Moines Water Works sues three counties. He argues voluntary standards require hundreds of millions in funding, criticizes Branstad vetoes, and calls for real resources rather than PR efforts.
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Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Corbett
Iowa Partnership For Clean Water
Iowa
Des Moines Water Works
Raccoon River
The
Water Works
Des Moines Register
Iowa Farm Bureau
West Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Natural Resources Trust
Statehouse
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Washington Post
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