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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1990
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and holds the role of Managing Editor.
AT& T chairman Robert E. Allen says the withdrawal of the company’s $50 000 annual donation from Planned Parenthood Federation of America stems from the group’s increased abortion related political advocacy. The move signals donor caution toward abortion funding and could influence support for local Planned Parenthood chapters such as Planned Parenthood of Linn County which runs a self sustaining clinic and START program for teen education.
United Way of East Central Iowa reports 350 volunteers joined a volunteer-a-thon on Channel 9 last Wednesday night, pledging 52 000 hours. The effort supports homeless, elderly, youth and special-need groups as national Volunteer Week celebrates giving and planning for the future.
A commentator argues that scientific illiteracy and creationist views endanger America’s future, citing Thomas Cech and historic science milestones. The piece stresses evolution’s solid evidence, warns against mixing science with dogma, and urges public understanding to solve global challenges. The article ends by noting a discussion on evolution set for Thursday.
Local reader accuses Senator Tom Harkin of relying on out of state donations, claims he votes against Iowa farmers, and questions his engagement with Northwest Iowa. The letter cites FEC figures showing 90 percent of contributions from outside Iowa and asks why he never visited the Northwest region in recent years.
Abbe Center for Community Care honors more than 75 volunteers supporting residents. The third annual Volunteer Recognition Day will be held Sunday April 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1860 County Home Rd., Marion, with Dan Streitner, associate director, coordinating the event.
The Washington High School Concert Choir thanks Frosty Mitchell Rick Sellers and Dennis Green of WMT-FM for letting the group take over the station on April 1. The four hour broadcast helped raise nearly $4,000 toward a Carnegie Hall invitation in May. Amy Reedy and Rob Zenske, choir leaders.
Readers urge measuring environmental claims by source credentials and expertise. Letters question whether tree species differ in oxygen output and call for forestry and engineering knowledge in public decisions. Amana Refrigeration applauded for recycling. citizens urged workplace recycling adoption.
On Tuesday April 17 KGAN filmed Lois Lensing's St. Pius sixth graders at Noelridge Manor as they plant shrubs, flowers, seed grass, and paint a bird bath and bench donated by the Wessels family and Wilbert Vault. Christine E. Pitts thanks the helpers and notes the manor's gratitude.
The piece humorously traces the tricky perfect tenses publicized by Carl Kane and Charles Milhauser. It contrasts present perfect and passive forms with examples and notes common missteps while exploring past and future perfect.
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