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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1983
Page
5
An eleventh hour loan pact between CPB and NPR funds current programming but signals long term strain. Article notes donations, private grants, and potential listener ads as cures, while detailing CPB oversight, a lean audience, and NPR’s reliance on federal aid shrinking from 94 to 49 percent.
A disputed George Brett home run leads to a legal and league ruling over pine tar usage. Umpires call Brett out, Royals protest to Lee MacPhail, who overrules, suspending the game with Royals ahead 5-4 as four days of argument unfold.
Readers discuss whether new state slogan plates should replace existing promos. Arguments favor expanding "A Place to Grow" to unify image and cut costs while opponents warn of confusion and vanity. Letters cite personal experiences with authorities and propose alternative mottos.
The piece argues that comparable worth, the idea of equal pay for occupations of supposedly equal value, is hard to implement. It warns against coercive enforcement, unintended market distortions, and the confusion between value and worth, noting how prices reflect collective values in a free market.
James Reston critiques President Reagan and the August congressional recess. He argues delaying action can sharpen policy as Reagan faces gunboat diplomacy criticism, while contrasting past leaders Carter Nixon and Johnson. He cites Kipling Bagehot and Burger to warn against overactivity and urges measured governance.
Cedar Rapids businessman at Tools Inc. who teaches economics at Mount Mercy and Kirkwood Colleges shares periodic observations. He also provides economic commentary for public radio stations KCCK and KUNI, inviting broader Eastern Iowa perspectives.
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