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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1993
Page
4
Editorial challenges Iowa child well being claims citing stricter criteria. It notes high school graduation drops from 89 to 83 percent between 1985 and 1990, a 32 percent rise in juvenile violent crime arrests, and a 43 percent jump in babies born to single teens.
Democratic Attorney General Bonnie Campbell said the Capitol is a public place so smoking is barred. Gov. Terry Branstad calls it one lawyer's opinion and leaves enforcement to lawmakers prompting Rep. Phil Brammer to sue for injunctions. The dispute underscores Iowa's long anti smoking stance and rising pressure for a statehouse ban.
Jeff Greenfield argues that militants on both sides risk eroding public trust by condoning or avoiding condemnation of violence. He recalls the 1960s left's flirtation with revolutionary violence and warns the anti abortion movement against deeming assassinations or property damage as acceptable.
Kennedy quotes Rafsanjani as urging the West not to fear what is hard to understand while Iran’s secret plan to destroy Baha’is surfaces. The Geneva UN memo, approved by Iran’s president and Khamenei, calls for expelling Baha’is from schools and denying unemployment. Independent observers world over condemn Iran’s fundamentalists. Wendy Schamberger Cedar Rapids Local Spiritual Assembly secretary.
A reader argues for outcomes based education as a remedy to persistent schooling failures and the need for students to prove learning. The letter also rejects views linking OBE to Iowa and Linn-Mar and condemns a March 28 letter asserting God created homosexuals, insisting defect causes are environmental or societal.
A short essay humorously critiques common misspellings and archaic spellings. It cites an ad for a Shim mering Optical Lucite Chandalier, a church board debate over chandeliers, and notes on inheritance and upheaval. It highlights the push for letter A, misused forms, and alternates like comradery and camaraderie.
A letter from Jean and George Huffey of Route 1 Waterville discusses frustration and sadness caused by prejudice against gays. It notes changing attitudes are slow, churches differ in approach, and gay people seek rights and protection. They urge Christian love and justice toward gays and lesbians.
In a March 19 letter, Jim Teahen condemns bills seen as easing restrictions on drinking while boating. He cites alcohol related accidents, including a Winter Haven fatality linked to a 18 foot bass boat, and argues alcohol cannot be an American pastime. He targets Rep. Joe Ertl and Rep. Rick Dickinson.
A reader from Central City condemns a four-woman letter on a trial, calling it trash and reprehensible while praising public forums for opinion. No further details of the trial or letters are provided.
Congratulations to Kennedy High School's Happiness Inc for finishing in the top six at a Watseca Illinois show choir contest. The writer urges area middle school students in the Kennedy district to join and help strengthen the music program through preparation and participation.
A concise guide for submitting letters to the paper. It states shortenings allowed, anonymity not published, required writer details for authentication, a 300 word limit, focus on issues and events rather than individuals, limited accepted thanks, no poetry, and one letter per writer every 30 days.
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