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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1992
Page
5
Dennis L. Smith of the November First Coalition in Iowa City argues against Ed Dolan's charges that handgun permit publication would threaten owners. He cites California New Jersey New York gun confiscations as misrepresented and defends disclosure as policy.
A reader extols wholesome country music and condemns rock for promoting vice. She cites Hank Williams Jr and Willie Nelson songs, mentions Conway Twitty Mel Tillis and Roger Miller, and ends with a personal note from Iowa City on a back page letter.
A Cedar Rapids reader recalls a Sunday walk with their teen daughter along Indian Creek on the Sac and Fox Trail where three blue herons glided overhead. They fear the Linn County Regional Planning Commission may approve Bever Avenue extension to favor housing growth, risking the greenbelt and a bridge over the creek. They urge preservation and suggest writing to the planning commission.
Linda Vance of Marion writes about bonds between Linn-Mar and Marion districts. She asserts no college offers Linn-Mar standard classes and that both districts are state certified with comparable programs. She urges residents to stop divisive misinformation and favors collaboration for a stronger Iowa school system.
Stanley Volkens Winthrop notes that President Bush vetoed the tax bill meant to aid the majority and funded by higher taxes on the top 1 percent, signaling whose interests he champions.
A March 26 letter questions what traditional family values are and how the ERA allegedly challenges them. The writer requests clear definitions of these values and weighs the possibility that opposition to the ERA reflects issues with those values rather than the amendment itself.
Driver reports a tan pickup speeding in the middle lane on March 25, scattering dust before a rock or concrete fragment struck the windshield, leaving a spider-web crack. He questions the truck driver's awareness and warns of potential harm to cyclists pedestrians or motorcyclists.
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