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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1990
Page
3
A tenth generation descendant reflects on historic quests for religious and social freedoms, warning that government overreach erodes rights. He laments rising oppression, calls for self sufficiency, education reform, and caution against constitutional tinkering while envisioning space exploration as a new frontier for liberty.
The editorial condemns a wave of child deaths in New York City as part of an ongoing urban violence. It urges national outrage and demands concrete policy plans from candidates, warning that crime is a war on civilians and not a campaign issue. The piece links gun violence to wider social decay and questions government spending as a solution.
A Louis Harris Poll shows teacher morale improves with higher pay yet strikes soar. Last year 98,967 teachers in 19 states held 360 walkouts, double the 1988-89 level. Utah and West Virginia led the wave, while legal rules on public employee strikes and arbitration shaped outcomes.
In 1987 House Speaker Avenson steered HF 377 to limit PAC contributions and total campaign spending but Branstad vetoed the measure. He criticizes Avenson while noting his own sixfold advantage in contributions as positive proof of a conflicted climate.
The Swisher Sons of the American Legion POW MIA parade unit highlights missing service members with a banner color guard a white wagon a casket draped POW MIA flag and a riderless horse. Beginning Memorial Day weekend they march each weekend and in Sept 1989 displayed near the Vietnam Memorial Wall in DC. They plan for the National Parade in Indianapolis Aug 25 and seek donations for travel and lodging. James T. Knudsen marketing co chair 2810 26th Ave Marion.
Jonathan Yardley condemns 95 radical students for blocking Linda Chavez from UNC commencement. He argues the university caved, stifling free expression and mutual understanding. He praises Yardley and The Gazette for voicing opposition to censorship and hypocrisy in liberal circles.
A columnist discusses three word forms treated as verbs though not recognized in dictionaries. Examples include overgeneralized uses in headlines like overnight as a verb, celebritize from celebrity, and ratchet as a verb, with notes on proper spellings and mechanical terms like pawl and ratchet.
Sam C. Armstrong of 957 12th St. NE asks why officials ban using lumber from torn down houses for new builds. He argues the wood, free of termites, could replace imports, improve safety, and cut costs instead of burning or landfill disposal.
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