Scandal colors Iowa congressional race in 1992 bid
The editorial notes that ethics and the House Bank affair shape the Nussle versus Nagle contest in Iowa with debates ahead. It argues voters should focus on substantive issues like deficit spending health care and economic recovery while judging candidates on clear statements rather than innuendo.
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Nussle
Iowa
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Bush
Bill Clinton
England
NICC Eyes Student Housing Plan to Ease Campus Shortage
NICC in Calmar and Peosta faces dorm and rental shortages as enrollments rise. President Don Roby invited bankers developers and real estate agents to discuss building student housing modeled after Kirkwood Community College. Iowa law may allow revenue bonds to fund such housing without public money.
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NICC
Calmar
Peosia
Don Roby
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Kirkwood Community College
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Iowa Community College
Iowa
Peosta
Debates Highlight Voter Focus on Big Facts Over Details
A week of presidential debate coverage shows voters prize three large truths beyond petty claims. The economy and personal impact dominate, government spending and accountability worry the public, and candidate character and history shape judgments more than immediate fact checks.
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Joe Friday
Atlanta
Bush- Quayle
al Gore
Gore
Edward Walsh
Quayle
Abc-Tv
Nightline
CNN
Jeff Greenfield
Brooks Jackson
Washington Post
Cleveland
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Bush
Clinton
Perot
Letters to the Gazette on adoption rights and birth parent proof
A reader argues that genetic testing should settle who are the real birth parents in adoptions and questions whether adoptive parents or courts should bear proof duties. The letter explores reversing roles if a false claimant were the birth parent and urges clear standards.
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DeBoer
DeBoers
R.J. Burwinkel
Sugar Pine
Iowa taxpayer letters criticizing overdraft practices
Dave Harvey of Marion accuses Dave Nagle of overdrawing on government funds and treating deficits as interest free loans. He argues for fiscal restraint and cites the need for Jim Nussle to oppose such practices, even at the expense of highway projects.
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Dave
House Bank
Iowa
Jim Nussle
Flag Respect at Band Festival Sparks School Input
A Jefferson High Band parent writes Cedar Rapids Community School District and Kennedy High School after witnessing the Kennedy High School Band place the U S flag on the ground during the Five Seasons Marching Band Festival on October 3. He questions whether disrespect was intentional or due to ignorance and urges action to uphold flag reverence.
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Kennedy High School
United States
America
Cedar Rapids Community School
David F. Schiel
First Ave
Considerate Ken Perry for Linn County Supervisor
A letter from Rex Williams of Hiawatha endorses Ken Perry for Linn County Supervisor. The writer praises Perry as honest, hard working, and attentive to elders, claiming he knows how to get a job done and is connected to local government. Williams urges residents to support Perry.
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Linn County
Ken Perry
Kenny
Rex Williams
W. Clark St
Hiawatha
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Note
The Gazette states it does not vouch for the accuracy of letters and offers equal opportunity for corrections or contradictions to be published by readers.
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Gazette
Free trade pact prompts concerns over standards
Letter argues the U S Canada and Mexico deal may favor big firms. It urges inclusion of labor and environmental rules in initial terms and notes weak enforcement in Mexico. The writer questions corporate social responsibility in a growing global economy.
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Congress
Bush
United States
Canada
Mexico
Philip Engle
Marion
How some biggies really blew it in word sense
A sharp-eyed reader flags slips from major outlets tackling words such as mien vs mein and manner born. The piece notes Shakespeare’s use of manner, missteps by The New York Times and The New Yorker, and a misused envelops versus envelopes while joking about royal headlines.
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