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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1988
Page
6
Iowa’s lottery sales are up about 25 million dollars from last year, funding education and community programs. The state eyes compulsive gambling risks with a 50 thousand dollar study while officials differ on how many Iowans are affected.
The piece argues for shuffling Attorney General Ed Meese to avoid entrenchment and to reduce political controversy. It contrasts Elliott Richardson’s varied cabinet career with a proposed migratory Meese at Justice. It warns that keeping Meese in one post risks non-indictment doubts and suggests a presidential pardon.
A reader praises airport leadership and the new Cedar Rapids terminal while criticizing The Gazette editorial on library trustees decisions at Edgewood Plaza. The letter also discusses Iowa homelessness, calling housing a basic right and urging funding and advocacy efforts.
The article argues that biblical new wine is unfermented grape juice and uses scriptures to claim Jesus condemned alcohol. It contrasts fermentable wine with new wine and asserts Jesus did not violate warnings about drink, citing related verses to frame Cana as grape juice.
The Marion Community Band was selected to represent America at the Austrian Music Festival in Vienna from June 9 to 11. Conductor David Law leads the group on a cultural tour including Salzberg and the village of Saalfelden with sightseeing, a long parade, and a video souvenir for the band.
April is the Month of the Child and readers are urged to invest in children. Suggestions include donating to child food charities and becoming a foster parent or volunteer. Emphasizes listening, modeling good behavior, helping relatives’ young kids, referring special needs children for evaluation, and supporting child-friendly legislation.
Periodic observations from Eastern Iowans invite public insight on varied topics. The column emphasizes individual views as the authors’ own and invites reader engagement on diverse themes.
Harold F. Ewoldt of Cedar Rapids is a retired general manager of the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a specialist in the Cedar Rapids area's history and serves as chairman of the Cedar Rapids Historical Committee.
A Cedar Rapids landmark, Kingston Hill on A Avenue NW began as the Home for Aged Women in 1899 after Elsie Stewart welcomed elderly, childless residents. Funded by a $25,000 gift and later $30,000 for operations, it became Kingston Hill in 1974 with ongoing endowments and a waiting list.
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