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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1992
Page
4
The Fairfield Ledger settlement ends a First Amendment clash between editors fired over anti abortion activity and newspaper owners. The $35,000 payout avoids lengthy litigation but leaves unresolved questions on conflicts of interest and newsroom ethics for future cases.
The University of Iowa cancelled the Alchon Memorial Forum funding after a dispute over control of speaker selection. The private Alchon Foundation funded about 20 000 dollars annually for two lectures per year, but the foundation wanted influence over spending while the university insisted on campus control. The flap involved proposals to invite David Duke and led to the severing of the foundation relationship, though the core issue was governance, not the individual.
The column argues that environmental preservation depends on tackling population growth in the developing world. It notes 5.4 billion people today, with a projected doubling in 40 years, and highlights how poverty drives deforestation, pollution, and resource scarcity. It cites air pollution in Bombay and Mexico City, forest loss in China, and the need for funding family planning to avert ecological catastrophe.
Letter writer argues the University of Iowa’s decision to close the baccalaureate dental hygiene program is illogical and costly to citizens. The piece cites budget figures, dean-to-student ratios, and the value of trained hygienists, urging President Hunter Rawlings to reverse the move and defend undergraduate health education.
Carl Kane and colleagues dissect picky points on apostrophe placement in names on welcome mats and the use of finalize versus complete and finish. They discuss whether The Smiths Place or The Smiths' Place is correct and theEconomy of language in removing redundancy.
Readers defend the Equal Rights Amendment arguing it guarantees equal rights for men and women and condemns gender-based denial of rights. They urge male leaders in politics and religion to accept the change and end domination over women's lives.
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