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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1983
Page
6
The Iowa Development Commission will end the 13 year old Community Betterment Contest as part of a shift to noncompetitive recognition. Officials say the program will continue to honor volunteers and projects while officials devote more time to helping communities access resources and complete improvements.
A proposed House bill would allow medical use of marijuana with simplified legal sale guided by physicians. Critics fear abuse, but proponents argue current barriers push patients to illegal dealers and that supervised access could protect patients without increasing illegality.
Cadets entering Virginia Military Institute receive a blunt letter from Honor Court President Christopher G. Caprice. It stresses total honesty and personal responsibility from matriculation to graduation and warns that those who fail to grasp the concept face immediate dismissal.
The essay argues dishonesty harms society and economies, cites VMI and West Point as examples, and urges public integrity beyond faculty vigilance. It notes tolerance of lying and cheating in schools, the need to report misdeeds, and the value of steady standards for trust and commerce.
Entertainers thank Cedar Rapids residents for a birthday celebration for Tommie on July 30 at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. Approximately 700 attendees, with guests from Ohio and artists nationwide, plus thanks to Reagan and Branstad, and Cedar Rapids officials. The note honors the city's friendship, staff, and the enduring value of relationships.
A reader questions parimutuel gambling as a fiscal fix for Iowa. They argue casino style gambling would better boost tourism and revenue, warn against large casino projects, and note potential cross-border competition from Omaha and other cities.
A parent critiques Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels noting five thousand volunteers patrolling cities armed with fighting skills yet unaccountable to public records. The writer warns of dual policing where volunteers and official forces operate separately risking unbound street power and potential parallels to extremist groups.
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