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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1986
Page
9
A compilation of letters from readers discussing Reagan era foreign policy with Libya and Germany, U S aid to Nicaragua and Sandinistas, Cedar Rapids school music program hopes for middle schools, and abortion debates highlighting life and rights issues. The collection reflects civic activism and cultural concerns across multiple organizations and communities.
A concerned Cedar Rapids reader questions the Hall Foundation's impact and opposes rezoning near Brucemore for a new high-rise condo. The letter urges planners and the City Council to consider alternative, properly zoned sites for development.
A reader urges Cedar Rapids school leaders to keep the Industrial Arts program, citing personal experience in metal technology welding and machine tool work at Jefferson High School. The letter urges finding space and funding solutions while highlighting IA as vital for student development and local industry.
Cedar Rapids Community School District celebrates over 1,000 volunteers who contributed about 37,000 hours valued at 177 970 dollars at lowest paraprofessional rates as of March 1. The Community Dispute Settlement Center also thanks mediators and volunteers for 1983 programs and ongoing support.
The Gazette invites letters from readers subject to limits and edits. Letters should address issues and events rather than personalities, must include writer name address signature and a non published phone number for authentication, and only one letter per writer every 30 days.
The Iowa House tax bill sparks confusion by creating two rate sets and taxing federal income. It would redefine exemptions and raise standard deduction limits, with little relief for working students or low income couples. The proposal would tax federal payments as Iowa income, altering overall liability, though Senate passage seems unlikely.
Outlooks column invites thoughtful East Iowa residents to share observations and views on a wide range of topics. Readers are encouraged to express personal perspectives in concise notes.
Conrad Royksund from Luther College Decorah teaches ethics in the Religion and Philosophy Department. He is on leave at the University of Arizona Tucson where he and his wife Mari Helme are in graduate school.
A narrator describes elderly baseball players at Himmel Park who play aged but skilled ball, noting the 60 year age rule and a mix of memories including a 26 Cardinals link. He and his wife Mari attend University of Arizona games, praising Lute Olson and the Cats while reflecting on aging athletes, a wheelchair ball boy, and personal fitness efforts.
John McCormick questions the trend of adding wise to many words. Theodore Bernstein notes the cartoon in Punch satirizes the fad and warns against fad following unless wise proves efficient.
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