Muscatine Journal Reacts to Iowa Tax Package Debate
A Muscatine Journal analysis details Iowa lawmakers passing a landmark tax package raising 121 million annually. It broadens the sales tax to services, hikes cigarette and beer taxes, and imposes higher income and corporate rates. The piece notes abrupt passage, uncertain property tax relief, and expected school funding shifts.
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Sadie
Iowa
Gil Dt
Leroy Petersen
Grimes
House
Muscatine
Medicare drug costs in Medicare universal program panel review
The study by HEW on including prescription drug costs in Medicare guidance could inform pricing practices of pharma firms. It urges objective assessment of generic versus brand name drugs, noting recalls linked to major firms and urging policy to extend drug protection beyond hospitals while ensuring fair pricing and quality.
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New York Times
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Medicare
John W. Gardner
Senate
Kefauver
Richard Burack
Harvard Medical School
Br. Burack
Gardner
Washington
Road plan eyed as next big highway program
The American Association of State Highway Officials backs a 72 billion dollar, 10 year plan to expand rural primary roads expressways by pass routes and farm to market roads. It calls for two thirds federal funding and one third state share with road spending rising across city rural and secondary networks and a push for mass transit alongside more highways.
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Portland Oregonian
American Association of State Highway Officials
Senato
House Public Works Committees
AASHO
Congress
The Great Acronym Fight in Kanawha County Foes Decry Education Agencies
Kanawha County West Virginia teachers battle a flood of education acronyms. The National Education Association notes staff newsletters attack agencies like PACE VISTA CORE IDEA HARYOU and mock a proposal titled Redirected Unilateral and Multifacted Plans to Elevate Lower Strata and Timid Individuals and to Liven. The piece invokes Rumplestiltskin as a sharp quip.
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Ottumwn Courier
PACE
VISTA
CORE
IDEA
Haryou
Kanawha County
W. Va
National Education Association
Newsleller
Muscatine Memories Marking Local Celebrations and Exchanges
Our Yesterdays recalls a Fourth of July site chosen near the Catholic church. 75 years ago Waide and Co offered a firework gift with every purchase until the fourth. 50 years ago Dr. A J Weaver urged every home to own a garbage can amid complaints about residents with chickens. 25 years ago Civilian Defense heads and factory reps began classes at the senior high, as Muscatine’s 67 draft selects prepared to go to Des Moines. 10 years ago Anne Naess of Norway departed after a year at Muscatine High School under the American Field Service program, hosted by Mr and Mrs W R Sheldon.
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Waide and Co
A. J. Weaver
Civilian Defense Corps
Muscatine
Des Moines
United States Army
Henry Carter
126Th Field Artillery
Anne Naess
Norway
Muscatine High School
W. R. Sheldon
Parham Street
Constitutional convention unlikely after AEI review
A commentary notes that AEI finds Article V provisions largely hollow and questions the feasibility of a constitutional convention. It observes only 32 states have urged a convention in three years, leaving two more needed to trigger a call, while warning the topic may linger without real action.
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Washington
Everett Dirksen
American Enterprise Institute
AET
AEI
Congress
Supreme Court
House of Congress
Cure for amphetamine craving and skin care queries
Readers share personal stories about quitting amphetamines and cigarettes, managing weight without pills, and handling ichthyosis. Practical guidance covers gradual changes, skin softness, and avoiding harsh detergents. The column also addresses milk choices for a growing girl, rectal exam discomfort, menopause coping, and how to submit questions for Dr Mother’s column.
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Dear Abby letters reveal romance woes and advice
A collection of Dear Abby notes covers a 26 year old seeking a boyfriend, a Toronto wife questioning her husband, a man puzzled by dating a single mother, a cautionary tale about dating a married man, a man asking how to get his partner to initiate romance, and a Pasadena scientist reporting mollusk teeth made with iron compounds.
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Abby
Toronto
Donnie
Pasadena
Calif
Heinz Lowenstam
Pirotesfornia Institute of Technology
Daily 33 City in the Sage Crush State
Amid a playful puzzle vibe the card lists clues for a small crossword style fill. Answers reference a city within a themed state and other light wordplay terms including scolds sleeves and a verb meaning devour.
Prayer Reflection on Jesus and Conscience
A religious reflection quoting Pilate’s question to Jesus and a prayer for sharpened consciences and renewed faith. The brief meditation cites Matthew 27:22 RSV and asks guidance in living as God desires, ending with Amen.
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Pilate
Jesus
Christ
Heavenly Father
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