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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1994
Page
4
Longstanding editor Dale Larson oversees editorial duties as Mark Bowden serves as managing editor guiding desk operations and newsroom strategy. The note reflects leadership roles within the publication and forthcoming organizational adjustments.
The House approved by 322 to 99 an emergency spending amendment to curb pork barrel items in disaster aid bills. Deficit hawks led by Charles Stenholm John Kasich and Timothy Penny pushed budget discipline as Rep Jim Nussle touted reform while urging Senate approval.
The piece notes a 310 million Reston Virginia National Reconnaissance Office complex called Westfields Corporate Center with 2,900 staff. It cites CIA Director James Woolsey and Congress questioning lack of knowledge and approval, and compares to the 1962 novel Seven Days in May. It concludes secrecy endures post Cold War.
Nicholas Johnson argues health care reform should prioritize children and prenatal care, noting long-term savings and the moral costs of neglect. He criticizes self interest from insurers, executives, and politicians, urging swift legislation to cover all pregnant mothers and children to age six.
A Cedar Rapids reader promotes The Gazette new computer information service on CompuServe and urges others to join. He offers his internet and CompuServe address and invites letters to the editor through modems and the service. He signs as Herb Kane.
Francis J. Kahle of Norway defends Rep. Jim Leach against claims he blocked the crime bill. Kahle notes Leach voted on a procedural rule, opposed wasteful grants including a $10 million Lamar University crime study center, and favors a tough but fiscally responsible bill, rejecting NRA ties.
Jim Kennedy of Cedar Rapids responds to the Aug. 10 editorial arguing that land use policies favor certain groups in Washington, noting subsidies in farming and housing affect many, and urging broader, selfless policy benefits for all citizens.
Local firm complains only business with heavy merchandise uses a loading zone on Main Street. They cite dog and cat waste in back, frequent unloading by beer and soda trucks, and a lack of enforcement. They claim police and council action stalled after officer personal matters.
Ben Wolverton Jr. recalls the White Elephant business begun and run for years by his aunt Ella Mansfield and her friend Bertha Hansen. He asks when it moved from its original location to Third Street SE and wonders about its birth month in 1934.
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submission requires writer’s full name signature address and daytime phone. Limits include 300 words for letters and 0 days between letters. send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via fax or email.
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