Republicans Limit Lobbyist Access in Capitol Move
Editorial argues Congress should curb lobbyist privileges with after hours access cards and Capitol Hill parking. It notes public support for reducing lobbyist influence, while acknowledging lobbyists provide essential information to lawmakers and that the policy may reveal who benefits under the new access system.
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Congress
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Iowa
Jim Nussle
Nussle
GOP
House
BRR
U.S. House
Recalls 36 Pack Styles From Major Tobacco Company
Philip Morris recalled 36 cigarette styles after outside supplier sent filters with methyl isothiocyanate. Many smokers remained unaware during Memorial Day weekend and continued buying. Contaminated filters caused eye nose and throat irritation dizziness coughing and wheezing.
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Philip Morris
Associated Press
Letters to the Gazette on Punishment Costs and Reform
A reader argues that punishing non-violent offenders with costly prison terms drains taxpayer money. The letter criticizes Cedar Rapids sewer scandal prosecutions, urges alternative penalties, and questions plea bargains and coerced testimony while citing HF 130 SF 287 and calling for informed juries.
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Carol Martin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Foster Parents Honored by Cedar Rapids Rotary West
May is foster care month and the Cedar Rapids Rotary West honors foster parents for their service. Ken and Janice Brunson from Marion accepted the regional award on May 17 at Five Seasons Center, representing foster parents in Benton Johnson Linn Poweshiek Tama counties with IFAPA.
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Cedar Rapids
Ken
Janice Brunson
Marion
Rotarians
Five Seasons Center
Brunsons
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
IFAPA
Benton
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Poweshiek
Tama
Iowa Department of Human Services
Ifapa, Families Inc
Four Oaks
Lutheran Social Services
Young House Family Services
Gazette invites public letters and columns for print
The Gazette solicits letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require the writer’s full name, signature, street address and daytime phone number, with no anonymous pieces. Include contact details and adhere to limits. mailed to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 or FAX and online options are provided.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette Net
CompuServe
Lifetime license fairness questions voiced by Iowa hunter
A letter from a 65 year resident asks Sen Charles Grassley about why lifetime licenses were created and whether the policy favors some residents. Questions cover fairness for the poor budget impacts and who should bear license costs while seeking the other side of the story.
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DNA
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Fulsome meaning debated as dictionaries clash with usage
The writer argues fulsome should mean abundance but notes modern dictionaries differ with some labeling it obsolete or pejorative. The essay cites Webster and others, discusses moot and bi monthly usage, and laments the word’s ambiguity in music and public praise.
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American Heritage
Oklahoma City
New Orleans Superdome
1940 solution offers Castro graceful exit in Cuba
William Ratliff argues for a peaceful path to end the Cuban crisis by restoring the 1940 constitution through Jose Morell Romero’s presidency. He suggests Castro retire as a statesman with backing from Cuban Americans and a non US mediated process, possibly with Argentina’s Menem as mediator.
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William Ratliff
Cuba
Clinton
Fidel Castro
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S
Pentagon
United States
Castro
Paris Match
Jose Morell Romero
Tampa
Fulgencio Batista
Supreme Court
Morell
Orlando Rodriguez
Morrell
Miami
Batista
Argentina
Carlos Menem
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LF. Hladky Jr
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Pat Goodenough
Webster’s Dictionary of English
Random House
Oxford American
New World
Gazette
Fulsome
America
Carl Kane
Free Lance
The
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Washington Pog
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