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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1986
Page
9
A Cedar Rapids reader laments the loss of the LaPaDaPaSo green pig missing from the parade after a raffle. Offspring are promised for next year while funds for food banks rise through the Green Pig Memorial Fund. The letter also debates seat belt and smokers laws, Packwood tax reform, and broader fiscal policy with economist Thomas F. Pogue of the University of Iowa.
Describes a 1986 farm bill dairy termination program to destroy dairy cows and calves to cut milk surpluses. Criticizes hot branding, six month feedlot holding, and humane concerns. Appeals to lawmakers and secretary of agriculture to halt the program and spare animals from unnecessary suffering.
Readers probe the finances behind Cleveland Amory's Funds for Animals and the scope of animal rights programs funded by Friends of Animals and similar groups. The letter cites spay neuter efforts, deer highway deaths, and local responses, arguing for practical action over rhetoric.
Dean A Bleadorn and JoAnn Bleadorn criticize Councilman Reynolds for an offbeat remark about cats using a 10 pound rock. They urge Marion politicians to serve the community better and condemn cruel comments. They reside at 2262 10th Ave Marion.
A letter to the editor praises the American Legion Easter egg hunt held Saturday March 29 for sorting by age and providing many eggs. It notes frustration from parents of 3 year olds who left Noelridge in tears with no egg while others benefited from parental assist. The writer urges parents to let kids hunt and simply observe next year.
Keith and Kathleen Jackson of Marion report their adoptive mother cat Boots and two kittens were taken to the Humane Society for observation and possible re adoption. They allege the shelter broke a promise by adopting Boots out within 48 hours, despite saying they would offer the family first choice to reclaim her. They seek Boots, about 20 months old, black with white paws and chest, and a white nose, and say they will cover any expenses and apologize for inconvenience. Contact 373-2426 or 700 35th St. No. 245.
Carl Kane laments photographers intrusion during NCAA finals week. He notes TV sportscasters’ plural and singular usage for Final Four and argues four is plural while others insist otherwise. Kane asks photographers to confine their questions to lenses and gear.
Elisabeth Young, a San Francisco native living in Cedar Rapids since 1948, authored the travel book Family Afoot.
A traveler recalls a Belgian hike where a hat on elastic escaped into a pond during a storm. The episode amid cafe humor, Leopold notes, and a dry lesson about not faking photographs underscores wary caution about gullible quick fixes.
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