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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1996
Page
7
Dale Larson named Vice President and General Manager. Jerry Elsen appointed Editor of Editorial Pages. Mark Bowden named Editorial Board Chairman and Managing Editor.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa state arts programs are praised for mandatory fine arts in elementary and middle schools. Students who study music and art show higher SAT scores and greater test readiness, while communities gather for concerts and drama nights, underscoring the broader value of arts in education.
Myrne Roe writes that after Christmas 1996 many forget the poor and assume others will help. With welfare changes reducing funds and shifting rules, the editorial urges persistent giving year round and personal responsibility to aid the hungry, homeless, and elderly through 1997.
A columnist derides a proposed TV rating system as simplistic and blames industry leaders for failing to include an idiotic category. He argues V chips and parental nagging won’t childproof viewers and recalls how older generations educated themselves without endless channels and sensational content.
An Iowa report touts a strong GAAP position with a 1995 96 surplus and a new 75 million RIIF infrastructure fund. The Governor's committee proposes biennial budgeting, multi year impact disclosures, longer collective bargaining, and a state infrastructure audit to ensure durable financial health. David J. Fisher chairs the reform effort.
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