Cuomo urges bipartisanship amid Los Angeles riot fallout
Newsday column by Gov. Mario Cuomo critiques national leadership after the L A riot. He condemns Rodney King events and argues Congress fails by omission, urging the president to take firm action and invest where needed, despite not seeking the presidency.
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Newsday
Mario Cuomo
New York
New York State
Cuomo
Los Angeles
Rodney King
L.A
White House
Congress
Washington
America
Acer
Misuse of Public Funds Highlights NCUA Bonus Flop
An Associated Press report details nearly $500000 in bonuses to 39 senior NCUA executives, averaging 12300 each, despite the program failing to meet criteria. Roger Jepsen notes the scheme, meant to mimic business practice, did not function as intended. Citizens grow increasingly outraged at fiscal mismanagement.
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Associated Press
National Credit Union Administration
Roger Jepsen
U.S
Iowa
NCAA
Jepsen
House Banking Committee
Michel Defines Ugly Secret of U S Politics in 1992 Crisis
House Minority Leader Robert Michel argues that divided government has become the core problem in Washington. He warns Perot could disrupt the presidential selection and that public frustration with gridlock demands a shift to one-party governance to restore accountability.
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David Broder
Washington
House
Robert Michel
Ill
Congress
Peoria
Bob Michel
Michel
Ross Perot
House of Representatives
Perot
George Bush
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
Rep. Jones
Sen. Smith
Richard Nixon
White House
Capitol Hill
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Bush
Letters to the Gazette on ERA and drinking age
A reader argues the ERA hides a liberal abortion funding agenda and cites cases from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Hawaii. They urge voting against a state ERA and warn against lowering Iowa’s drinking age, sharing a teen’s view on maturity and responsibility.
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Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Fischer
Planned Parenthood, Et al
Department of Public Welfare
Pennsylvania Civil Liberties Foundation
Massachusetts
Moe
King
Police create safety hazard at Honby Days parade
Susan Emde of Wellman reports that on May 17 at Czech Village the 15th annual Honby Days ended with barricades removed at 4 p.m. allowing crowded traffic and pedestrians to share streets. Drivers sped by while events continued on sidewalks, raising danger though no accidents were heard.
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Czech Village
Susan Emde
Wellman
Readers Letters Standpoint in The Gazette Opinion Page
The Gazette states it does not vouch for reader letter accuracy nor judge opinions. It clarifies letters may be corrected or contradicted by others and offered on equal terms for publication.
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Gazette
That vs who in English usage sparks reader feedback
Readers weigh grammar choices in Carl Kane's column with input from Prof. Robert Wachal. The discussion covers that historically prevailing as a relative pronoun, its decline, and Webster's usage authority. Examples include graduation phrasing and Casablanca dialogue, illustrating shifts to fewer or more/less with countable nouns.
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Robert Wachal
Department of Linguistics
University of Iowa
Mel Corson
Saturday Evening Post
Claude Rains
Humphrey Bogart
Casablanca
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
George
Michel Bares
the Gazette
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Johnson
Johnson County
Joe
Board of Supervisors
The
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Hawaii
Right To Life
Chang
ERA
Carl Kane
Post
Jess
Mel
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