Campaign money and perks shape modern politics across parties
Former reporter Dwight Morris exposes how campaign funds flow to TV and perks rather than to voters. He cites cars, corporate flights, free travel, and flowers as part of campaign economics, noting large sums raised by incumbents and wide gaps versus challengers.
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Hyde to streamline impeachment inquiry into Clinton
House Judiciary Committee chair Henry Hyde announced a streamlined probe limited to perjury obstruction of justice and witness tampering in the Monica Lewinsky affair. He left open adding other charges later, aligning with Democratic calls for a narrow, time‑bounded inquiry.
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Light therapy shows promise against winter mood blues
Studies in Archives of General Psychiatry show morning bright light helps seasonal affective disorder. About 60 percent improved in one trial, 55 percent in another, with large samples from Rush, Columbia Presbyterian, and Oregon Health Science University confirming morning light benefits over evening light or placebo.
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Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
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Oregon Health Science University
Portland
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National Institute For Mental Health
FAA urges insulation replacement on almost all passenger jets
The FAA recommended replacing insulation on about 12,000 passenger jets as soon as possible after tests suggested heat exposure could ignite it. The move could cost billions and would be mandated after six months of new tests and specs, affecting Boeing Airbus Industrie McDonnell Douglas and Fokker jets.
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Gazette backs sustainable farming with soybean ink
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop off newspapers for recycling at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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Clarification on Iowa rally speaker and HD50 surplus claim
The Gazette notes a reader confusion over Kathy Huedepohl's Iowa City address and reports on Lynn Schulte's claim that 450 million dollars from a 900 million state surplus could be drawn down for current needs and not replaced with future revenue. A correction policy is published.
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