What is a Democrat What is a Republican
Independence extends beyond party lines as mayors spouses and independents challenge the two party system. The piece argues Americans increasingly question political labels, with independents possibly forming the largest bloc and future leaders redefining party identity.
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New York
Los Angeles
Oliver North
Senate
Virginia
Nancy Reagan
North
Pennsylvania
John Heinz
Michigan
Bill Millikin
Iowa
Catherine Mann
Fred Grandy
Terry Branstad
Bonnie Campbell
Times-Mirror
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Perot
National Public Radio
America
Keep It Creepy It’s Just a Movie Before Halloween
Viewers mistook a CBS pre Halloween film about an asteroid shower for real danger similar to Orson Welles War of the Worlds. Critics note varying disclaimer placement while KSLA tried bottom screen alerts and faced complaints that they ruined the mood.
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Orson Welles
Earth
H.G. Welles
CBS
Welles
New Jersey
Wyoming
Shreveport
KSLA
CBS Television
Rawlings Criticized For Guarding An Accommodating Middle
Larry Roth of Marion condemns University of Iowa President Hunter Rawlings for views on groupthink diversity and policy decisions. He argues Rawlings promotes indoctrination over education and claims the president panders to political correctness and elitism.
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Gazette
Rawlings
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings
Two views of Nussle's record in Congress
A letter attacks Rep. Jim Nussle for backing the Contract with America and cites a Democratic critique. It argues Reagan era tax cuts spurred growth while accusing Nussle of voting against veterans and crime bills, delaying flood aid, and taking PAC money.
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Jim Nussle
America
Democratic Party
Reagan
Congress
Cal Thomas
Ronald Reagan
White House
2Nd
National Federation of Independent Business
VFW
American Legion
Political Action Committee
Nussle
Iowa
National Rifle Association
Dave Nagle
Rascals
Mel Kirby
Oelwein
Letter clarifies no attack on Sara and Ed
Solon resident Robert A. Wiley writes to clear the record after his Oct. 28 Gazette published letter edits mistakenly tied his AIDS awareness response to Sara and Ed. He states he did not attack or mention them and asks readers be informed of the staff insertion.
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Sara
Gazette
On the Edge Clinton Presidency book blasts reform myth
Elizabeth Drew's On the Edge argues the Clinton White House was unready and overly liberal, centered on Hillary Clinton's influence, tokenism in hiring, and a culture dominated by polling and diversity over experience leading to policy failures.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
George McGovern
Walter Mondale
Michael Dukakis
Elizabeth Drew
Drew
Bob Woodward
Woodward
White House
Washington
New York
Hillary Susan Thomases
Justice Department
Stan Greenberg
Voter support urged for Dostal and Welter over highway project
Linda Biedenbach of Marion voices concern over IDOT plans to take 1% acres and a four year old building for a by pass on Highway 13. She credits Lumir Dostal and Jerry Welter for aiding Spra White Ltd and asks readers to vote for them on November 8.
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Spra- White Ltd
Marion
Highway 13
Marion By-Pass
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Spra-White
IDOT
Lumir Dostal
Jerry Welter
Deadline Today for Election Letters to Gazette Editorial
Citizens are reminded that letters to the editor about the November 8 election must arrive at The Gazette editorial department by noon today. Shorter letters have a higher chance of publication.
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The
Gazette
Right and Wrong Prepositions in Everyday Writing
A compact critique of preposition misuse in headlines and sentences. It highlights how small prepositional choices like to versus at or on can alter meaning, with examples from law, home life, crops, politics, and everyday speech. It notes reader attention to errors and the oddities of phrasing.
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C.R
Beverly Hillbillies
Iowa
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Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
U of I
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Larry Roth, Marion
Rying
Theresa Juhl
Vinton
Robert A. Wiley
Solon
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Linda Biedenbach
Deadline
Carl Kane
Cedar Rapids
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