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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1995
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids Charter Commission unanimously approves a six page draft city government charter after months of study. It blends features of council manager and commission forms and calls for a professional administrator with a mayor and voter accountability. Panel chair Dave Shay says we did our job and now voters must stay informed.
Gov Terry Branstad urges lawmakers to avoid large tax reductions amid federal uncertainty. He backs a comprehensive review of Iowa's property and income taxes before any big-ticket cuts, cautioning against an election-year bidding war. A GAAP surplus and looming federal changes color his stance.
Emil Guillermo argues loopholes in hate crime law allow acquittals when punching follows mockery. He cites California cases where defendants avoided hate crime convictions despite targeting Asians and others, urging readers to consider intent and self defense in such incidents.
The author recalls past confident predictions about presidential races from 1967 to 1994 and then pledges to offer no future political forecasts. He concedes journalists often claim inside knowledge but now vows to avoid predictions, asserting certainty is misleading and that he will refrain from future insights.
A columnist critiques everyday word slips from accuracy to tone. Examples include misused between, warning, rude, and fatal. phrases like arrested for a car chase across states. road versus rode and fatally versus seriously. and warnings that misstate danger.
A nurse thanks The Gazette for a Dec 17 story on Colonial Manor Care in Amana highlighting Mike Steinkruger and staff. The letter praises dignity, community integration, and balanced coverage of Iowa nursing homes amid dementia care challenges.
A Cedar Rapids report notes strong opposition to abortion by many righteous observers after a 7 month fetus death caused by a stolen car chase. Sharon Ullrick.
Public letters to the Cedar Rapids Gazette must include writer full name address and daytime phone number. No private addresses are published and letters are edited for length up to 300 words with one letter per writer per defined period.
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