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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1983
Page
9
A letter to The Gazette laments higher electricity costs, noting a nearly doubled IE bill due to a heat wave and increased use. The writer cites wage stagnation, urges rate reductions before IE’s 1985 renewal, and calls for collective action to ease financial strain.
Readers thank Dee Ann Rexroat and The Cedar Rapids Gazette for a fine piece on the Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. The letter lauds the group for dedication, long practices, motto practice and play, and notes members from Craig to Mark proudly wearing emerald green and black.
A reflective letter alleges Reagan era policies harmed workers, driving unemployment and wage decline while media proclaims improvement. It cites union decline, offshoring, concession demands, and a shrinking middle class, then shifts to a Cedar Rapids nostalgia piece and a critique of public space changes at an airport viewing area.
A reader condemns an act involving captive lions and other animals, calling it animal abuse while praising apparent gentleness and care shown by trainers. The letter muses on government, education, and parental responsibility with quotes from Lincoln Eisenhower Teller and Sheen, arguing for individual virtue and public duty.
Jo Kennedy and Donna Lawrence report long lines in 90 degree heat for a July cheese giveaway. They say the cheese was frozen and crumbly when thawed, tasting terrible, and volunteers monopolized the stock, leaving attendees feeling treated like animals.
The DNC moves to empower homosexual groups including a Lesbian and Gay Caucus. The Minnesota Council of Churches urges welcoming gays and backing gay rights legislation. The NEA reportedly spent 50000 to reinstate a homosexual teacher. Humanism sex educators seek student acceptance of homosexuality. Universal Fellowship seeks NCC membership. Biblical verses cited warn against lying with mankind.
A reader flags errors and clumsy language in headlines and copy. It cites misused due and contraction heavy headlines such as Lonely Army wife must make due with letters and It has got customers but last Quasqueton grocery store to close.
The Iowa debate centers on adopting a State Dog during the dog days. The piece details past quarrels from oleo to the Waverly Bill, praises Gov Branstad, and envisions a Boxer as the ideal canine symbol competing with liberal and conservative views.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The views are theirs. Richard O. Shirk of Oelwein, retired president of Shirk Oil Co., is a former member and chairman of the Iowa Library Commission and was active in Republican Party politics.
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