Heartland satire on broom festival amid national crisis
The writer visits Arcola Illinois for the Broom Corn Festival and World’s Largest Rocking Chair while mocking the Starr report and national politics. He describes a quirky commute via a chaotic commuter airline, the Lawn Rangers parade, and local humor about pork chops on a stick and farm-town life.
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Arcola
Paris
Ill
Jeff Arch
Jeff
Eagles
Starr
Lawn Rangers
Lawn Ranger
Ted Shields
White House
Dave Barry
The
Miami Herald
Tropic Magazine
One Herald Plaza
Miami
Fla
Anti homosexual crowd complicit in murder
The piece argues the anti gay movement including the Family Research Council the Christian Coalition and leaders like Sen. Jesse Helms and Rep. Dick Armey share moral responsibility for Matthew Shepard s murder in Wyoming The author contends their rhetoric fosters hate and dehumanization that contributes to violence and urges accountability and justice.
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Ashington
The
Family Research Council
Christian Coalition
Concerned Women For America
Jesse Helms
Trent Lott
Dick Armey
Matthew Shepard
University of Wyoming
Shepard
Russell Arthur Henderson
Aaron James McKinney
Chastity Vera Pasley
Kristen Leann Price
Laramie
Wyo
People of Faith
Pat Robertson
Florida
Disney World
Orlando
Robertson
Gary Bauer
FRC
Bauer
Adolf Hitler
Name Calling Rules Tighten in Iowa Secretary of State Race
The Iowa ethics board warns Republican John Gilliland to avoid presenting himself as Deputy Secretary of State while campaigning for Secretary of State. Comparisons to past races show stricter title usage rules, multi city debates, and a note on similar political memory.
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John Gilliland
Gazette
Terry Branstad
Kay Williams
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Finance Disclosure Board
Gillila
Tom Vilsack
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Des
Bob Ray
Branstad
Thom Pickett
Steve Greiner
Lightfoot
Tom Miller
Mark Schwickerath
New Hampton
Miller
Schwickerath
Lucky Schwick
Tom Foolery
Salon of Clinton Opinions and Impeachment Buzz
The letter writers and callers discuss Bill Clinton possible resignations and impeachment, with some advocating resignation and others proposing extreme scenarios. A satire suggests Al Gore becomes president and Hillary Clinton as vice president, a scenario deemed unlikely.
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Bill Clinton
the Gazette
Clinton
Senate
Congress
Washington Press Corps
Sam
Cokie
White House
al Gore
Hillary Clinton
Iowa Swine Center saga shows pork delays and budget battles
A long account details the fate of the National Swine Pork Research Center at Iowa State University. It covers funding struggles since 1991, GOP shifts in Congress, maintenance costs for an empty facility, and persistent pressure from Iowa lawmakers and Sen. Chuck Grassley to have the USDA operate the center. It also notes broader farm aid fights, loan cap removal, and bankruptcy reform battles shaping federal policy and Iowa's political dynamics.
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Ashington Wie
Iowa State University
Congress
ISU
USDA
Agricultural Research and Education Service
GOP
SNR Weverere Tere Houses of Congress
Iowa State
Iowa
Appropriations
Neal Smith
Charles Grassley
Joe Skeen
Roswell
N.M
House Agriculture Committee
Skeen
Iown
Tom Harkin
Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Clinton
Daschle
Harkin
Grassley
Senate Democrats
House
Monica Lewinsky
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David Lynch
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