Cedar Rapids readers urge city upgrades for youth and community
Chris Wilford of Cedar Rapids urges city spending shifts toward youth and family needs. Proposals include an indoor ice arena, more tennis courts, a stable for camps, expanded drug education, replacing a WWII shelter with a facility for the Iowa Open, a vocational scholarship fund, a modern zoo, an all season track, expanded greenhouses with gardens and marine life, and a revived Bookmobile.
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Cedar Rapids
Vets Memorial Tennis Center
Northwest Quadrant
Cleveland Elementary School
Noelridge
Moral decline blamed on contraception and abortion in religious appeal
A Jesup letter-writer cites Familiaris Consortio and Pope John Paul II to warn that the culture of death erodes family life. They condemn Roe v. Wade, promote chastity, and predict AIDS costs rising beyond 1993 figures as youth moral decay accelerates.
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Familiaris
John Paul II
America
Mayo Clinic
Washington
Respect Truck Drivers and Safer Roads Urged in Letter
A Cedar Rapids reader argues to back seat belt rules and speed limits, urging respect for truck drivers. The letter raises concerns about speeding smaller cars, radar detectors, and the lifesaving role of restraints in rollovers. The author calls for shared road safety and acknowledges truck training and standards.
Hats Off to Shriners Circus Support in Cedar Rapids
Mark A. Miltner praises Shriners charity work aiding children and notes attending the April 16-17 circus to donate. He criticizes animal rights protesters he saw downtown, calling them ludicrous and minority opinion voices, and urges others to support the fundraiser.
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Shriners
Cedar Rapidians
Mark A. Miltner
Marion
Letter Guidelines for Public Notices and Submissions
A public notice outlines submission rules for letters to the Cedar Rapids newspaper. It requires the writer’s full name, a daytime phone number and street address for authentication, and a 300 word limit. Letters should focus on issues and events rather than personalities and public business, with one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Drivers urged to slow for horses on road in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids horse owner warns motorists about dangerous driving near horses and vows to report license plates of those who harass riders. The seasonal plea calls for care as bikes, motorcycles, walkers, and horses share roads this summer.
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T. Schutterle
Cedar Rapids
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