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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1981
Page
6
Public records clash highlights state and local bureaucracy over access to vital records such as birth and death files. Lawmakers aim to restore broad open access, while department rules mix confidential with public data and add unnecessary hurdles.
The piece contemplates Charter Oil and its Libya dealings with Billy Carter, the potential pressure on the Philadelphia Bulletin, and concerns about editorial independence. It questions whether profit motives could erode public information and criticizes risks to a 134 year old newspaper.
An American observer compares England's monetarist experiment under Mrs. Thatcher with U.S. supply side policies. He notes unemployment rising, inflation easing, and industrial restructuring in Britain, warning that American tax cuts may not spare the expected pain. The piece urges cautious optimism about long term growth through reduced regulation and disciplined budgets on both sides of the Atlantic.
The corn crop forecast stands at 7.7 billion bushels equating to 3344 bushels per 230 million Americans. The piece urges buying corn reserves now before harvest to benefit farmers and avoid shortages, linking higher farm demand to individual gains. It mentions Saab cars losing Cedar Rapids dealer status August 19 and praises Saab as a top value, urging local interest and dealer expansion.
Residents claim the Cedar Rapids Gazette ignored Ragbrai coverage this year, while editors defend limited reporting and focus on local news priorities. Community members urge more in-depth coverage of the annual bike route through Iowa.
A fable of a greedy monkey with a handful of nuts in a jar is used to warn that modern humanity risks self destruction as strikes riots and political and financial manipulation persist while individuals cling to selfish advantage.
A patient praises Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids for attentive care from nurses and doctors during a serious illness. The writer commends courteous, friendly staff and the hospital’s careful personnel selection, calling Cedar Rapids lucky to have the institution.
The Gazette accepts letters to the editor up to 400 words edited for clarity. Include writer name street address and signature. telephone number for authentication but not published. No anonymous letters. Focus on issues and events rather than personalities. No verse. One letter per writer every 30 days.
The writer explains proper hyphen use with examples from a Waterloo column. Correct hyphenation links numbers and descriptors to create compound adjectives like 91-year-old and six-to-eight, while phrases such as 10 years old or foot and inches need different handling to avoid awkward phrasing.
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