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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1980
Page
8
The Gazette editorials weigh Ronald Reagan’s challenge as 1981 begins with a light labor contract year and rising inflation. They note 2.5 million workers seek new deals in 1981, with 4 to 5 million due in 1982, shaping pay raises, CPI, borrowing costs, and tax policy amid cost-cutting aims.
Landmark news reports Bishop’s Cafeteria in downtown Cedar Rapids will shut its doors on January 30 after years of declining customer traffic. Officials cite higher parking costs, changing downtown retail patterns, and limited affordability for low income patrons as key factors. The Cedar Rapids location is the fifth downtown Bishop’s to close in recent years with unlikely reopening.
As Reagan prepares to assume the presidency the author argues he can immediately suspend or rescind many regulations. Key targets include energy labels on appliances and various rules from the Department of Energy Transport EPA and others. The piece warns that benefits may be overstated and costs to industry high but notes action can start January 20.
A reader questions public school responses to drugs and busing feasibility while contrasting tuition for Christian schools. The letter recalls the John Lennon vigil in Greene Square and argues for stricter handgun laws, criticizing NRA blame and broader social causes of crime.
A columnist recalls a World War II era .38 revolver kept as a memento and argues for a federal handgun ban. He cites statistics on handgun deaths, robberies, and thefts, urging surrender to police and a national law to reduce gun violence.
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