Baseball managers on the hot seat amid win now pressure
Editorial notes a wave of major league firings as owners demand playoff success. It cites McKeon, Showalter, Lamont, Francona, and Johnson, highlighting payrolls, playoff absence, and the Dodgers churn under Rupert Murdoch. Five-year plans shrink to two. managers pay the price.
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Cincinnati
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Arizona
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Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Davey Johnson
Los Angeles
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Showalter
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Major League Baseball
Rupert Murdoch
Fox Corp
O'Malley
Dodger
Federal records probes raise concerns over open access
The Gazette notes co sponsorship of a cooperative investigation into local open records compliance and cites federal subpoenas to the White House Department of Commerce and the attorney general for public records. It references Judicial Watch claims about missing emails and alleged false declarations by White House and Justice officials.
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Cooperative News Media
Iowa
U.S
White House
Department of Commerce
Attorney General
Judicial Watch
Mark Lindsay
Justice Department
Jake Siewert
Cargill Seeks City Streets Sale Near Plant
A resident protests vacating 80,000 square feet of public streets and alleys near a Cargill plant for private use. The letter argues loss of access and parking, safety concerns, limited sidewalk coverage, and tax incentives while urging a public sale and higher valuation.
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Cargill
Abortion Pill Approval Sparks Moral Debate in Postville
David Koopman denounces FDA's September 28 RU-486 approval as a move toward death and urges a pro life rally against Roe v Wade and abortion. He warns against secular complacency and calls for action to protect life from womb to nursing home.
Gazette requests letters with contact details for publication
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name, street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer’s name and hometown will be printed. Include contact details in mail fax or email submissions and limit one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Judicial plebiscite data face scrutiny
Dean Hines of Iowa Law School argues statistics mislead about judge performance. He notes that in any case half the lawyers lose and half win, so a judge's score should not dip below 50 percent. He proposes adjusting figures by subtracting 50 percentage points then doubling to 100 percent.
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Dean Hines
Iowa Law School
Gerard
Good
Bar Association
Positive work by Iowa human services director Jessie Rasmussen
Luke B. Reichert of the Linn County Task Force on Aging notes two favorable actions by Jessie Rasmussen. In December 1999 she spoke in Cedar Rapids on elderly care and helped secure senior living trust funds for Iowa, enabling new services for seniors.
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Jessie Rasmussen
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids
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Debates Shadowed by Corporate Sponsors and Control
Douglas Turner argues that this year's presidential debates are dominated by big sponsors like AT&T Anheuser Busch US Airways Ford and Harris Interactive. The article notes lavish sponsor setups bar areas and models while criticizing the Commission on Presidential Debates for a high 15 percent polling threshold that locks out third parties.
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