Iowa voters shift toward Branstad win and split governorship
Voters delivered decisive wins for Terry Branstad over Roxanne Conlin in the governor race and Cooper Evans over Lynn Cutler in the 3rd District. The Legislature flipped to Democrats, while overall partisan divides softened as voters endorsed compromise and cross-party cooperation for state progress.
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Mike Fitzgerald
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Reagan Era House Tilt Tests Reaganomics Endurance
The piece weighs Democratic gains in the House against Reagan era policy. It notes O Neill branded the elections a disaster for the president while Baker and others describe a mixed outcome. It argues the gains prompt strategic reconsideration for Reagan though his coalition-building may still prevail.
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O’neill
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Housing tonic sought and IPERS funds debated in Iowa
In letters to The Gazette readers defend the IPERS fund now at 1.6 billion dollars and growing about 12 million monthly. They urge Iowa investments to boost local jobs while praising prudent gains and the Home Builders Associations stance.
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Gazette
IPERS
Iowa
Wildlife ethics and funding concerns raise public debate
A reader-letter argues IPERS funds include mortgages via banks and urges Iowa money stay in Iowa. It contends wildlife agencies favor hunters, calls for balanced ecosystems, and condemns killing for amusement as immoral, urging ethical reevaluation of human relationships with wildlife.
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Wildlife Money
U.S. Supreme Court
State Fish and Game Commission
Metro High moves to Tyler Elementary building Seventh Street SE
A reader notes Metro High School relocated this fall from two sites to the old Tyler Elementary on Seventh Street SE. The writer argues for voter input on public spending, calls for a conservative city government, and defends Metro High students and programs amid inflation and unemployment concerns.
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Water author laments WMT FM format shift to upbeat rock
A Waterloo reader recalls WMT FM changing from soft mellow music to a livelier rock format in Cedar Rapids. The letter expresses initial disappointment but ends with appreciation for the station finding a balanced, listenable sound and the writer’s eventual hook.
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Wmt-Fm
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
WMTFM
Christianity and centuries of internal conflict across faiths
The author argues Christian violence is longstanding from medieval massacres to modern conflicts. He cites Phalangists in Lebanon, English and Irish strife, Inquisition, Holy Wars, and persecutions, then critiques domestic religious fault lines and ritual disputes, asserting Christ’s core message is love one another.
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Menachem Begin
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Carpenter
Oneida
Thoughts from Eastern Iowans Invite Diverse Views
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The views are theirs. Richard O. Shirk of Oelwein is retired president of Shirk Oil Co. He is a former member and chairman of the Iowa Library Commission and was active in Republican Party politics.
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Oelwein
Shirk Oil Co
Iowa Library Commission
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