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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1993
Page
4
Opinion urges immediate U S engagement to stop Bosnian genocide. It argues for refugee care, paying back UN dues, and multilateral action with Russia Turkey and Europe to fund peacekeeping and negotiations while pursuing a war crimes tribunal.
Editorial notes subsidies for honey cost 18.6 million in 1992 and 14 million in 1993 while politicians urge cuts. Writers cite World War II roots and domestic versus foreign honey, urging phase out by shifting support to demand creation and joint campaigns for premium honey products.
The Kalkaska Michigan school district closed two months before year end leaving 2,300 students home with instructions to keep up. Teachers seek part time work as district runs out of money amid repeated tax increase refusals and lawmakers consider appointing a financial manager to reopen the school.
A reader warns that youth revel in filth and violence in modern entertainment and fears for the next generation. The writer urges petitions and action, noting youths have constitutional rights and expressing hope that wise, decent youth prevail.
Letters protest Michigan Court of Appeals decision to return Jessica DeBoer to Dan and Cara Schmidt. Contributors urge staying with DeBoers, call law inhumane, cite child development expert warnings, and demand a rethink of parental rights and child welfare.
The message questions the ethics of polls by Channels 2 and 9 after the Michigan Appeals Court and Iowa Supreme Court awarded Jessica’s custody to biological parents. It argues public sentiment and media coverage risk prolonging the case and harming the child, urging the DeBoers to relinquish custody to respect biological rights.
Don Stucker of Iowa City writes to question a Branstad smoking policy stance. He ridicules passive smoke research and criticizes government meddling while defending a hands off approach and personal responsibility.
A reader thanks Melinda Swezey Tomsic for her March 28 column Gray skies and good people noting shared Florida memories and comparing Florida grass and schools. The letter celebrates Iowa’s people and winters, says they stay for the community, and hopes for more columns.
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