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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1982
Page
6
A Gazette analysis supports giving Cedar Rapids animal control officers limited peace officer powers to issue direct citations for unlicensed or under vaccinated dogs. The proposal aims to reduce stray animals without more staff, improve enforcement, and curb rabies risk by strengthening compliance and licensing.
The new Hart Senate Office Building in Washington finishes at 137.7 million dollars with marble and glass and a nine story atrium. Many senators refuse to move citing comfort in current offices and worry about voters perceiving luxury during hard economic times.
State and University of Iowa inspectors have reviewed electrical construction at the Hawkeye-Carver Sports Arena and found no danger. The dispute reflects typical post‑construction snagging as owners seek low costs while unions push for standards. Both owners and the public are assured they will get full value.
A reader argues against a new terminal addition and criticizes public spending on a defense heavy MX missile. They warn the airport could fail like Beaumont, urge preserving jobs and schools, and link local infrastructure to national policy and Reagan era economics.
Joe Jenney found a leather case with useless equipment, took it home, and called the number inside to locate the owner. The writer thanks Joe and other good citizens for doing the right thing and speaks against United Nations spending and policy.
A description explains a deer with forward pointing horns, identified as a pronghorn antelope common to Mexico and the United States, noting its forked horns like cattle. The logo is deemed correct.
Amana resident La Verne Holub argues the plan would shift public funds to a private company. She questions the economic benefits and potential impact on Iowa jobs and existing meat processors like FDL Foods, Rath Pack, and Wilson Foods. The letter notes Occidental Petroleum’s profits and IBP earnings as context.
Residents enjoyed a warm winter evening as Special Delivery performed at Peoples Unitarian Church. Mike Maas David Brown and Dawn Speke delivered a versatile set of folk tunes Beatles and Leo Kotsky while supporting a church benefit and earning praise for an original style.
The narrator tours England from Chawton to Lyme Bay, noting church doors, bed and breakfasts, and signs. He reflects on beauty off beaten paths, moors, and villagers, then contrasts tranquil scenes with motorcycle noise and gusts of fog in Dorset and Yorkshire. The piece blends travel vignette with quotes and cultural observations.
Periodic observations from residents invited to express themselves on any topic. Ben Wolverton Jr., once a college literature and composition teacher in West Virginia Iowa and Minnesota, now resides at Birch Lake Farm near Troy Mills.
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