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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1983
Page
6
The Gazette urges urgent reform to boost U S math achievement after ETS findings show Japanese students outpace 99 of 100 American peers. It calls for more math teachers, higher course requirements, and stronger incentives, aiming not to copy Japan but to prepare for the computer age.
Opinion piece examines controversy over raising Iowa’s drinking age to address public health safety and youth access. Authors weigh potential legal changes, cultural impact, and enforcement challenges while outlining arguments for and against a higher minimum drinking age.
The piece presents arguments for and against increasing Iowa’s minimum drinking age from 19 to 21. It cites drunk driving deaths, national patterns, and state experiences, noting Iowa's 1978 move to 18 then 19 and subsequent reconsideration amid concerns about youth drinking and safety. It highlights expert panels urging 21 as a national standard and references political debate.
The article surveys arguments for and against raising Iowa’s drinking age from 19 to 21. It cites studies from Wisconsin Massachusetts and Iowa, notes enforcement challenges in colleges, and records leaders like Gov Branstad and Gov Ray opposing a 21-year threshold.
The piece contends that while banning alcohol for 19 and 20 year olds is valid, raising the age further lacks compelling public necessity. It questions why adulthood should be fixed at 21 and urges fairness, education, prevention, and robust enforcement rather than broad age-based prohibitions.
Letters discuss how rapid workplace technology will reshape jobs and shorten the workweek by 2000, stressing broad education in science math language arts social studies and the arts to prepare youth. They urge strong general education to enable flexible adaptation and humane use of increasing leisure time.
Sheraton Inn Cedar Rapids replies to a letter about hat removal in the hotel dress code. Alan Zazza, vice president and general manager, apologizes for offending the guest and defends enforcing the no hats rule on all patrons amid claims of discrimination.
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