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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1992
Page
6
The editorial argues deficits stem from government overspending, not tax cuts, citing rising real tax receipts in the 1980s and 1990s. It notes 1991 dollar spending surged nearly 25 percent, with little relief from proposed rescissions. Congress and White House show limited resolve to cut deficits.
Jane Smiley, an Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna and Iowa State University English professor, receives the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Thousand Acres. The novel, a modern King Lear tale set in an Iowa county, underscores Smiley's universal themes and acclaimed prose amid Iowa pride.
The piece argues Clinton faces unprecedented doubts about personal fitness, not policy. It contrasts past candidates who fought such questions with Clinton’s deeper personality concerns, suggesting historical spin from 1884 Grover Cleveland offers a cautionary model for handling private life versus public record.
A letter argues Sex Respect is an effective abstinence based program for teens. It claims it reduces premarital sex risks and can dramatically lower pregnancy rates in some schools. The writer cites Coleen Mast and notes parental manuals and guidance for home discussions. Evelyn Straub signs the letter.
U.S. News and World Report interview quotes Senator Warren Rudman of New Hampshire criticizing the national deficit as the realm’s top threat. He warns of debt approaching GNP by 1999 and urges citizens to press officials, citing risk to savings and currency. Address: Richard E. Spearman, Marion.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for reader letters accuracy or judge opinions. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers with equal opportunity for publication.
The letter from Dottie Null of 1321 15th St SE Apt 210 laments possible Title XIX cuts while comparing social aid to Easter hopes. She notes some rely on medicine and urges action beyond cheer up messages as uncertainty lingers about assistance.
Kathy Voss of Belle Plaine condemns employers who pay wages with cash or checks to relatives of employees to evade mandatory child support withholding. She calls it immoral and illegal and warns offenders to beware.
City police and partners including Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association SAFE Coalition ASAC APAD Jane Boyd NAACP and local schools unite to back efforts to rid Cedar Rapids neighborhoods of drug dealing and substance abuse. Leader Lila Starr listed with address 1720 Grande Ave SE.
Carl Kane argues over in-migration terminology amid Iowa population growth and misused phrases. He cites emigration as always out and migration as in, while noting instructors and reporters confuse nomenclature with names in sports and grammar.
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