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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1983
Page
6
The Gazette editorial lauds Speaker O Neill for reversing course on the immigration bill and moving to a House vote early next year. It backs the Simpson Mazzoli framework with bipartisan support and urges avoiding a wasted year while stressing job and nondiscrimination provisions and potential compromises.
Observers question a 3.5 percent congressional pay hike amid long history of pay decisions. The raise brings annual compensation to 72 243 dollars, with prior votes and automatic increases shaping the outcome. The piece argues voters deserve a clear public stance rather than evasive tactics.
Santa Barbara report on a conference where scholars and politicians discussed a perceived decline in legislative power. Prominent figures described legislatures as fragmented, reactive to special interests, and eroded by rapid societal change, with staff and reform not strengthening institutions as intended.
David Broder notes Washington Post Writers Group on public debate and the failure to resolve issues. Norma Paulus cites Oregon reforms, single member districts, and referenda as approaches. The piece warns that legislators face waning authority, frayed party ties, and a shift to voter referenda for tough decisions.
Walter Gormly argues that political labels liberal and conservative are inadequate. He redefines politics as left versus right with leftists seeking communal ownership of production and rightists defending investor privilege and reduced government. He traces Adam Smith, democratic socialism, and Roosevelt to place modern ideologies along a spectrum toward rightism.
A Cedar Rapids reader questions local influence on shopping options, calling for another department store and a cafeteria to serve seniors and dieters. She notes Killian’s closure and Bishop’s downtown departure, and contrasts Gazette coverage of a tragic Ely Cedar Rapids crime with a Des Moines paper’s exaggerated reporting.
A reader argues against blind patriotism, urges human-focused values over war, and criticizes sensational reporting of a past crime. A daughter defends her father, notes his corrections and remorse, and thanks Ely Cedar Rapids for support and the College Community schools for compassion.
Community voices from eastern Iowa invited to share thoughts on any topic. Readers express personal views and perspectives in a regular feature.
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