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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1982
Page
6
Homeowners face a 23 percent hike in residential valuations based on Jan 1 1981 sales data, with fears taxes may exceed market price. State Revenue Director ordered the hike, Des Moines, while city tax needs stay steady. school districts impose drastic increases.
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing debated public school prayer and majority rule. Clergy warned that majority dictated religious forms would violate the First Amendment and marginalize religious minorities. Church leaders urged preserving church-state independence amid calls for constitutional change.
Washington profile of Mel and Norma Gabler who organize objections to school texts in Texas. The couple’s activism, backed by a legal framework allowing citizen objections, empowers their reviews of content on topics from civil rights to evolution.
A reader defends the Youth Employment Service at HACAP and urges youth and parents to protest cuts. The letter links unemployment aid to the PLO siege in Beirut, criticizes trickle down economics, and notes civic gratitude for safety away from U S urban violence. It urges involvement and flags voter turnout.
A Cedar Rapids reader praises teen entertainment on First Avenue and endorses Dan Rogers for at large school board seat. The writer highlights Rogers leadership on the Linn County Jail advisory committee, his family ties, and commitment to quality education amid enrollment declines.
The narrator describes a solitary ascent in Utah's outback with rainlit canyons and distant trains. He muses on fairness in economics, consumer culture, and the tension between art and commerce, ending with a playful note about a gift ham and a warning to descend.
Periodic observations from thoughtful residents of eastern Iowa invite public opinion on unlimited topics. Viewpoints are personal and printed as submitted.
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