Legislature urged to fix victim restitution bill in Iowa
An interim committee endorsed restitution for property crime victims but critics warn the plan lets broke defendants avoid payment via community service and omits damages in cases of death or serious harm. Supporters push for a mandatory debt with interest and a broader victim compensation funded by surcharges on fines. The January session should close these loopholes.
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Iowa
House
Senate
Arms talks stir hope after Reagan disarmament speech
Europe remains hopeful for a substantial theater arms cut as the United States and Soviet Union plan talks next Monday. Brezhnev limits reductions to SS-20 freezes while Washington debates a broader deal, possibly parity by reducing European warheads by 528. The White House signals restraint on forward based forces to ease Europe fears.
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Europe
Reagan
Brezhnev
West
Soviet Union
U.S
No Tillage Promise Grows on Kentucky Farm Soil
Field Farms near Owensboro shifts from cattle to row crops as erosion threats rise. Wayne Pannell adopts no-tillage on 50 acres, citing soil conservation benefits and profitability in corn and soybeans. Experts forecast broader adoption, but cost and pesticide concerns slow decisive change.
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Lexington
Owensboro
Wayne Pannell
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
Mississippi
Grant W. Thomas
University of Kentucky Agronomist
Compassion vs Tax: O'Neill Criticized for Budget Rhetoric
A columnist rails at Tip O'Neill and liberal compassion in the Reagan budget clash. Taxpayers face high marginal rates, and the piece argues taxation harms effort, liberty, and social function, urging vouchers and restraint to preserve a free society.
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Congress
Tip O'Neill
Ronald Reagan
Washington, D.C
Tip
Party of Compassion
Correcting Subject Verb Agreement in Hidden Rules
This piece explains common errors in subject verb agreement using examples like everyone versus a plural noun and boards versus board. It highlights that the proper form depends on the actual subject and provides rules for singular versus plural usage with numbers and collective nouns.
Letters to The Gazette on Separation of Church and State
Readers argue the First Amendment limits only Congress not private action and cite Madison era debates and Northwest Ordinance to claim no wall of separation. They point to early congressional acts funding missionaries and education as evidence that religion and government were not strictly separated.
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Thomas Jefferson
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House of Representatives
James Madison
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Sylvester
Huntington
Madison
First Congress
Territories
UNICEF season sale brings warmth with cards and books
UNICEF season arrives with greeting cards calendars stationery books and games at Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co Fourth Avenue and Third Street SE. Stores at Coe and Cornell Colleges and the Hulbert home list options. UNICEF supports child health food education across 100 countries and aims for a peaceful future.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Coe
Cornell
Frank and
Margaret Hulbert
Highridge Road
Letters to the Gazette Editorial Page Guidelines
The Gazette accepts reader letters up to 400 words with editing as needed. Include writer’s name street address and signature and a telephone number for authentication. Anonymity is not allowed and letters should focus on issues over personalities. One letter per writer every 30 days.
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