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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1998
Page
6
The Iowa State Fair, a longtime meeting place for residents, looks tired to young visitors amid calls for repairs. The Blue Ribbon Foundation cites 30.8 million dollars in needed work while donors, legislators, and sponsors are urged to boost funding and sponsorship to refresh the grounds.
A roundup of misused words and spelling slips in headlines includes pedal pushers versus Pedal pushers and sleight versus sleight of hand. Examples show incorrect homonyms and apostrophes, with notes from observers on proper forms and humorous device failures.
Readers debate Ken Starr and the Clinton presidency flagging ethics and character while defending Starr and critiquing media coverage. A Cedar Rapids letter praises the Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival and urges wider Iowa newspaper coverage.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business and notes many cannot be printed. Submissions require full name signature full street address and daytime phone number. Addresses are not published and no anonymous letters run.
Reader commends Leonard Pitts and other columnists including Deborah Mathis Ellen Goodman and Cal Thomas praising their writing. Expresses mixed interest in Texas politics but enjoys the lively forum and hopes for another liberal voice.
Myriam Marquez argues that campaign finance abuse by politicians and parties is a greater scandal than sex in the White House. She notes public cynicism, Senate resistance, and McCain's calls for reform despite a House pass for a broad measure unlikely to advance before elections.
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