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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1994
Page
5
Dale Larson named Vice President and General Manager, Jerry Elsen serves as Editorial Board Chairman, and Mark Bowden moves to Managing Editor in a notable leadership reshuffle affecting newsroom direction and policy oversight.
Gazette editorial argues the U S blockade and isolation won't topple Fidel Castro. It notes 9,000 Cubans at sea with 2,000 at Guantanamo Bay and 40,000 potential refugees, while comparing 1980 Mariel numbers. Editorial warns against punishing dissidents by restricting travel and remittances. It cites Alina Fernandez Revuelta and shifts toward engagement over isolation.
The House narrowly passed a pared down $30 billion crime bill with 61-38 Senate support after a 61-39 procedural vote. President Clinton and 55 Democrats needed Republican votes to avert a filibuster, trading social programs for prisons and police funding amid questions of pork. The House also moved to curb emergency spending stuffing.
A high powered panel led by Greenspan and Tyson at Jackson Hole examines unemployment trends, education and training, and how privatized vocational education and spending affect job creation. Reich and others push for faster employment services, while the piece notes Germany spends more GDP on training and that U S investment lags. The column critiques college value surveys and questions elite school rankings in light of tuition costs and endowments.
The article argues higher education costs have surged over the past two decades driven by wage growth and inflated tuition at private and state institutions. It notes blue collar wages tripled and private professors’ salaries rose sharply while tuition and board climbed sevenfold at four year private colleges, calling college finances out of control amid broader policy distractions.
The piece argues colleges charge premium prices similar to luxury cars like Mercedes Benz, noting that higher education costs rise faster than inflation with little product improvement. It suggests consumer impact is negative as market forces shape institutions and prices.
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead argues that Clinton's plan to curb unwed teen parenthood must target adults and cultural norms. She notes unprecedented rise in unwed births since 1980, with many mothers over 20, and highlights how parental behavior, family structure, and advertising influence teen sexuality. The piece urges cross generational reform to reduce teen pregnancy.
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