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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1998
Page
6
Dale Larson is Vice President and General Manager. Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden holds the role of Managing Editor.
The Gazette argues Iowa cannot outbuild prisons to solve crime. Iowa has added three 750 bed facilities since 1995 and contemplates 400 more at Fort Dodge, but lawmakers face a choice between costly prison expansion and sentencing reform. A path combining public safety with smarter incarceration is urged.
In a pointed critique the piece lambasts the HMO reform fight while highlighting 44 million uninsured Americans. It contrasts Canada and Medicare, mocks Band Aids fixes, and lampoons political media coverage, arguing private plans foster higher costs and restricted patient choice.
Alta Bachman asserts a hidden city agenda behind a local option tax to fund pet projects and developer streets, plus a bail-out need for Buchanan County land and landfill costs. She faults city officials for waste and misallocated garbage surpluses, urging voters to reject the measure to protect those least able to bear higher living costs.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns but not all can be printed. Public business topics preferred. Submissions must include full name signature address and daytime phone number and may be edited. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 or email gazette fyiowa com.
The piece praises women who breastfed six months or longer, noting healthier babies, reduced healthcare costs, and stronger mother child bonds. It highlights support from family, healthcare workers, and a Johnson County WIC coordinator Gerri Bonnemier, who plans a peer counselor program this fall.
Letter from Richard Street in Cedar Rapids laments growing disregard for traffic laws. He recalls an ambulance waiting at First Avenue and First Street SW while six vehicles ran red lights and drivers ignore signals, speed downtown, tailgate, and delay pedestrians at crossings. He warns that obedience is learned by children.
Readers debate the July 29 column on moving the Olympic flame sculpture. They argue about class, art interpretation, and VAC decisions, noting residents’ pride in the flame and concerns about a new inscription.
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