Editorial calls for accrual accounting in government debt reporting
Gazette urges Congress to adopt accrual accounting for federal finances, arguing that true deficits include unfunded Social Security and pension liabilities. It cites Grace Commission figures and a proposed Truth in Government Accounting Act, noting public understanding and education challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Grace Commission
Arthur Andersen & Company
Chicago
Nation’s Business Magazine
Phil Crane
R-Ill
Office of Management and Budget
Reagan pledges covert operation notice to Congress
Restoring trust the president vows to inform intelligence committees promptly about covert ops. The Iran contra fallout shapes the plan, with two working days written notice and exceptions for the most exceptional circumstances. Senators call it a good first step but not the end, urging further cooperation and possible new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Congressional
Congress
Sen
David Boren
Senate Intelligence Committee
White House
Sen. Boren
William Cohen
Administration
Congressional Intelligence Committees
Iowans listen and vote in peaceful Cedar Rapids park
In a Cedar Rapids Linn County Democratic gathering, nearly 1,000 Iowans at a park event heard Dukakis Gore and Jackson address the crowd amid light rain. The day included debates in Tama and Des Moines, endorsements, and family-friendly scenes as candidates connected with voters. The piece emphasizes democracy in action and the hopeful mood of early caucus season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Dukakis
Gore
Mother's Kitchen
Tama
Richard Gephardt
Elaine Baxter
Iowa
Gephardt-Dukakis
Des Moines
Baxter
Readers defend Navy, savings efforts praised, faith notes
A letter denounces Donald Kaul's view of the Navy citing 23 years of service and Vietnam tours, urging respect for a storied force. A Cedar Rapids bank promotes a child savings account with low opening balance, gifts, and 5 percent interest. A Christian reflection honors a deceased loved one and the hope of heaven, ending with a note on education and Admiral H G Rickover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kaul
Iowa
Hawkeye
Strawberry Point
Kaul
Vietnam
Iowa National Guard
Oelwein
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Oklahoma City
Navy
United States
United State Bank
Sullivan Architecture Symposium Faces Reservation Delays
The Louis Sullivan Architectural Symposium remains set for August 29 at St Pauls Methodist Church and a bus tour August 30. Due to a forwarding error with Coe College many July reservations were returned. applicants may now send their names and a check to Box 396 Coe College to be registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Sullivan
Coe College
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Third Ave
Letter Guidelines for Submissions
Uniform rules for letters require that all be signed with writer’s name and street address, a signature, and a non published phone number for authentication. Keep content under 300 words, focus on issues and public events, not private matters, and allow one letter per writer every 30 days.
Right and Clever Inquiries and A Word To Adopt
Reader prompts on spellings of two and two plus Tuesday. Bob Bayles promotes the rare word refulgent with an anecdote about his wife’s reaction. A reader suggests a clearer AP lead for the Vickie Hatfield car theft recovery story, offering an improved sentence option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bayles
Bob
Vickie Hatfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.F. Hladky, Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
Bee Pages
U.S
Marion
David Broder
Albert Gore, Jr
Michael Dukakis
Tamans
Paul Simon
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Joe Biden
Gephardt
Simon
Ronald Reagan
Washington Post Writers Group
Albert Gore JR
Joseph Biden
the Gazette
Children’s Savings
Cedar Rapids Area
Catherine Reed
Third St. SE
Peter
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Jesus
Adm
H.G. Rickover
Carl Kane
Alice Gould
Alice
Webster
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!