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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1996
Page
4
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and acts as Managing Editor. They coordinate opinion section direction and oversight of editorial content.
The Gazette argues Republicans delay budget plans until President Clinton releases his 1998 entitlements blueprint. It notes Clinton’s leverage after reelection, warns Medicare trust fund insolvency heightens urgency, and calls for GOP leadership while criticizing perceived late strategy and cuts that harm the poor elderly and environment.
The Clinton administration weighs reducing federal inspections of nursing homes as a way to cut costs. Proponents argue random inspections could be cheaper while ensuring quality. opponents warn this may weaken standards given heavy Medicare and Medicaid funding. The piece urges stricter penalties to deter violations.
Free lance writer John R. Adney recalls a wintry morning at Miss Emily Farnsworth’s Victorian mansion in McGregor. He describes the old house, gardens, and her memories of Christmas past, ending with her gifting him Washington Irving’s Wolfert's Roost as a treasured present.
Readers urge accountability for the Eric Shaw case. Richard Wright and Dee Williamson challenge public indifference and urge communal response, invoking Vietnam era memory and calls for justice. They contrast officials' remarks with the Shaw family's grief and a call to act.
Dick Allemang recalls growing up 60 years ago in Cedar Rapids and how Charles Atlas ads in The Gazette influenced a two week weight training push. He describes dime novels, ads for electric motors, itching powder, and whoopee cushions, and the impact of the 98 pound weakling story on his youth.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Writers must include full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number with submissions not returned. Typed or mailed submissions are preferred, with a 300 word limit for letters and 700 words or fewer for columns.
A reader challenges the December editorial on same sex marriage, asking why people would choose a stigmatized lifestyle and noting parallels to crime and punishment. The letter questions the democratic process in Hawaii overruling 70 percent and asks how Iowa might avoid similar outcomes.
Nearly 100 students and coaches in the Cedar Rapids Middle School Mock Trial Tournament held December 7 at the Linn County Courthouse benefited from community partners. Fourteen local attorneys acted as judges, offering feedback to student trials.
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