Pro-family labels skew political morality in far right lobbying
The Christian Voice scorecards rate congressmen on morality by voting on issues like education and foreign policy. Critics argue the system punishes pro-peace and human rights stances while praising stance against education funding and military action, revealing a partisan bias.
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Christian Voice
Department of Education
Taiwan
China
Rhodesia
Congress
Grassley seat in Iowa 3rd District mirrors voter desire to curb spending
In Iowa's 3rd District the race for Chuck Grassley's House seat shows voters favor lean government and end to deficit spending. Democrat Lynn Cutler and Republican Cooper Evans trade charges over budgets and inflation as both imply the other's faults while voters focus on restraint and fiscal responsibility.
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Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Lynn Cutler
Cooper Evans
Evans
Cutler
Iowans Reject Constitutional Conventions Through 1910
The 19th and early 20th century Iowa voting shows five straight anti convention margins from 1870 to 1910, with a razor thin pro YES in 1900. In 1920 farm groups with Sen. Albert Cummins joined a last minute push for a yes vote, altering momentum.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Farmers Union
U.S
Albert Cummins
Iowa
Iowa 1921 Convention Vote and 1981 Prospects
The piece tracks how 1921 lawmakers rejected a convention despite a people’s mandate to propose amendments, notably farm cooperatives. It notes leaders’ quarrels, failed bills, and looming 1981 efforts by Iowans for Tax Relief and others to push a convention to curb state spending, ending with a reminder of past reapportionment court rulings.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
The
Gazette
Stanley
Iowans For Tax Relief
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Critique of Kane column on writing and politics
A reader questions Carl Kane's quotes from the Christian Science Monitor, arguing the piece misrepresents teaching, grammar, and writing. The letter defends English teachers, cites Three Mile Island and Iran incidents, and urges Christian voters to oppose perceived godless politicians and abortion advocates.
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Carl Kane
Christian Science Monitor
Kane
Three Mile Island
Iran
Skyway Through Coventry Gardens Mall in Cedar Rapids
The Coventry Gardens skyway links downtown Cedar Rapids and passes through the three level Coventry Gardens Mall. Readers learn shops are part of the skyway, with promotions offering prizes and gift certificates. The mall sits across from Roosevelt Hotel on First Avenue.
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Sunday Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Coventry Gardens
Roosevelt Hotel
First Avenue
Armstrong’s
Memento Mischief and Notorious Mixups in Language
A reader notes confusion between memento and memory. The piece cites dictionary quirks and examples like the ocean liner SS France becoming SS Norway, and contrasts notoriety with recognition in public service.
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UPI
France
San Salvador
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Board of
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Omaha
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the Gazette
Paul Weyrich
Committee For Survival of A Free Congress
Ghengis Khan
Tamerlane
Attila the Hun
John Buchanan
Alabama
Buchanan
William Bennett Munro
Frank Nye
House
Senate
ITR
Mr. Kane
William Lambdin
ERA
John Culver
Culver
Jimmy Carter
John Anderson
Coventry
Harlan Utecht
Coventry Gardens Mall Association
First Ave. SE
Norway
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