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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1990
Page
4
The Gazette editorial laments the halt of the Promise Jobs program due to lack of $850,000 in an $3.1 billion state budget. It notes the irony of diverting lottery proceeds and warns hundreds of applicants face delays while 500 remain unprocessed, despite property tax relief.
Daniel Ortega in New York says the Sandinistas erred by seizing land after 1979 ouster and vows to seek power only through elections. He portrays himself as humble and peace-loving, suggesting more electoral defeats might shape him into a statesman.
An angling event in Sea side Oregon aims for eighty thousand dollars in prize money as organizers defend using chumming to attract sharks. Neighbors fear the effect on swimmers while critics doubt who tells sharks when the feeding ends. The piece notes potential risks to skin divers and beachgoers.
JoAnne Dee Sell of Cedar Rapids, a Mount Mercy College English graduate and UAE instructor, describes leaving the West with 113 teachers for basic education in Al Ain, arriving days before the Kuwait crisis, and facing a tense Gulf environment as Iraq invades Kuwait.
In Commonweal Kathy McAfee outlines ten socio economic drains on the global South including export agriculture, debt, IMF policies, World Bank loans, and militarization. She notes over 950 million chronically malnourished people and calls for shift from aid to partnership to foster local food production and balanced development.
Readers critique U S foreign policy and oil interests, compare wartime ethics, and question Medicare of Eastern Europe. The letter also notes Cedar Rapids Marion city dispute costs and calls for humane management, while others defend New Kids on the Block fans and discuss out of town donations to Tom Harkin.
A family shares thanks for the Iowa Veterans Home Alzheimer's Unit and its attentive staff. They describe social workers, personalized care, and activities from trips to games that help veterans avoid vegetative states. The facility is noted as highly ranked nationally.
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