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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1988
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board. Dave Morris is titled Managing Editor.
The Gazette notes a rift between old guard retirees and younger Cedar Rapids officers over how the Policemen's Ball Widows & Orphans Fund was used. Retirees demand a full audit after funds funded legal costs and other uses, while association leaders enacted bylaws to constrain expenditures.
After the Republican National Convention polls place George Bush ahead of Michael Dukakis by narrow margins. NBC News Wall Street Journal 44-39 Harris 49-47 ABC Washington Post 48-46 CBS 46-40 Gallup 51-42 and 48-44. With margins of error three or four points the contest remains a tight horse race toward November 8.
Washington Post analysis argues Reagan’s “We are the change” slogan reframes the 1988 race. It notes Bush struggled to present a distinct shift and urges Dukakis to acknowledge Reagan’s legacy, set clear reform goals, and present candor to win.
Robert M L Johnson argues the new trade bill imposes metric measurements for government purchases, loosens fur skin bans, promotes fur studies and honey trade, and allows patent term extensions for Lapid. He questions legislators' knowledge of the law.
A grateful reader thanks Mercy Hospital for its Mercy Home Health and Hospice program. The 24 hour nursing care enabled a terminally ill father to die at home, easing the family's emotional burden and showing the community's care.
Keith H Shaw at 1342 First St NW objects to a contractor beginning another project while six weeks of First Street NW work remain unfinished. He critiques city action and ties delays to political dynamics before an election.
A compact analysis notes errors in articles and pronoun use. It highlights misused a/an with historical terms, redundant wall mural phrasing, incorrect whom usage in attribution, and spelling of all right as two words.
Readers are urged to review pork checkoff spending and outcomes as voting runs September 7 and 8. Data cited include 1985-88 figures: 1988 half-year hog slaughter and price forecasts echo 1985 levels, with USDA and NPPC figures contested by independent producer Glenn Grimes.
A 15-year-old recounts involvement in church school debates and meeting representative Mary Lundby. The youth praises Lundby for defending religious and constitutional rights during a time of district turmoil and jailings, expressing intent to vote for her in two years and support her campaign.
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