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!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1994
Page
4
The Gazette endorses Project Vote Smart as a free nonpartisan resource to help Iowa voters evaluate candidates. It provides voting histories, issue positions, and ratings from various groups, plus surveys and interviews. Call 1-800-622-SMART for a private researcher and request U.S. Government: Owner's Manual.
The Rev. Norm White, 70, retired as rural life director of the Archdiocese of Dubuque but stays active for farmers. He led retreats during the 1980s farm crisis, attended sales and court hearings, and wrote letters critiquing farm policy. He says he plans further involvement in rural issues.
The piece argues that even strong July employment gains and small wage increases frighten markets. It claims press and investors celebrate layoffs elsewhere while decrying rising consumer spending power as inflationary, urging a Taiwanization of America and questioning the motives of financial analysts.
The piece highlights the caregiver burden as patients with dementia forget actions and words, leaving loved ones isolated. It argues compassion is essential, noting that if the illness were a heart disease or cancer, concern would differ and social support would be stronger.
Joanne Hartman denounces the Whitewater hearings as a partisan sham and urges voters to elect Republicans to restore balance of power. She argues the inquiry is restricted, protecting the Clinton administration, and attributes fading public interest to the shifting narrative from criminal activity to impropriety.
John W. Johnson of Cedar Rapids urges voters in November to back independent minded candidates who will tackle health care welfare reform and deficit reduction. He criticizes partisan gridlock and the Whitewater controversy while promoting a Congress responsive to American employers and people.
A provocative musing questions whether divine creation within a short timeline could explain fossil stratification. The speaker suggests fossils might reveal human flaws such as cruelty vanity and pretension among the divine offspring.
The writer argues the show is not funny due to Ralph’s behavior noting verbal intimidation and threats toward wife and Norton. The editor cites a history of spousal abuse as not amusing and questions the portrayal by the show.
A Boston based Cheers alum George Wendt will anchor a new TV show as a mechanic next season. The project drew from the Magliozzi brothers influence and shifted its setting to Madison to refresh the scene.
With Dennis Blome serving as U S Marshal awaiting Senate confirmation, Linn County faces a delayed sheriff selection. Possible paths include Board of Supervisors appointment or a special election, contingent on August resignation timing and petition drives. Two Democrats, Lt Don Zeller and Capt Dennis Fiser, express interest. a Republican also seeks the post.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.