Grassley cruises to third Senate term in Iowa race
Grassley wins a third term defeating Jean Lloyd-Jones as challengers criticize debates and voting record. The Iowa veteran senator cites Pentagon reforms, POW MIA work, and pork trade with Russia as strengths while Lloyd-Jones faces scrutiny over ethics leadership and sparse voting.
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Perot accuses GOP of plotting to disrupt wedding and wiretap office
Independent presidential hopeful Ross Perot claims Republican operatives plotted to disrupt his daughter’s August wedding with a faked photo and wiretapped his Dallas office. GOP leaders deny the charges as fanciful and paranoid claims.
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Top 17 Reasons I Won't Vote for Perot
A columnist lists 17 criticisms of Ross Perot from self financing to personality quirks and media tactics. He argues the candidate lacks smarts and would misuse the presidency, calling him nuts and a distraction from serious policy.
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Ross Perot
Letters to the Gazette on Clinton Bush and Perot views
Readers critique welfare state policies and party character in the 1990s election. The letter by C C Cornell argues Democrats push welfare expansion, while others panel Bush Perot Clinton character, power plays, and political mudslinging, urging voters to judge self.
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Tough three way race for Linn supervisor
A letter pile discusses Linn County supervisor race with Ken Perry Jr. running as independent after a Democratic defeat by James Houser and Jean Oxley. Voters urged to back Houser or Oxley, while Perry is accused of masquerading as independent.
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Perry
Oxley
Ken Perry Jr
Hawthorne Hills
Board of Supervisors
Mary Seeman
Henry
Betty Garrigus
Judy Cooper
Holly Ave
Deadline for Letters to The Gazette on Election Topic
To qualify for use before the November 3 elections, letters must reach The Gazette's editorial department by noon today. Shorter letters have a better chance of publication.
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Readers letters policy statement outlines publication assumptions
The Gazette says it does not vouch for accuracy or value opinions in letters. It states readers may provide corrections and contradictions, which will have an equal opportunity for publication.
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Tales of ESP and a Thanksgiving challenge
A reader cites three headline style and grammar slips as examples of ESP limits. The piece notes a Cornell victory remark about passing and a tongue in cheek about a king’s yard measurement, then challenges readers to spot other errors before Thanksgiving.
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Cornell
Steve Miller
Dennis Beatty
Marion
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