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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1988
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and Dave Morris chairs the Editorial Board while serving as Managing Editor.
Editorial urges stronger overseas flight security by U S carriers and pressure on foreign governments. It notes civil libertarian fears and criticizes privacy intrusions while warning that terrorists can still strike with plastic bombs. A $500000 reward is offered for leads.
The piece contrasts Stalin era repression with glasnost and perestroika. It notes dissidents inPerm 35 and Includes Rosenthal’s reflections on prison memory and the evolving Soviet system. It cites Bukharin rehabilitation as part of Moscow's reform drive ahead of May 1989.
Ross K. Baker argues that Reagan's popularity masks a legislative record with uneven success. He compares JFK and Reagan, noting how symbolic leadership can trump concrete gains, while Johnson and Carter scored higher policy passage despite differing legacies. Baker urges seeing the presidency as a blend of myth and power.
A 79 year old woman confronts men erecting a six foot fence near her windows and faces mockery and harassment instead of protection. The case raises questions about self defense, court actions, and damages totaling over 1100 dollars. Separate notes condemn low minimum wages for Cedar Rapids skycaps and the high costs of starting work.
A humorous explainer reviews four words commonly misused prostrate versus lying down prostrate, electrocuted as redundant, decimate misinterpreted from its Latin origin, and media used as a plural. It notes pronunciation and usage in casual speech and media contexts.
A reader argues Iowa no fault divorce law favors thoughtful planning and judicial discretion. The writer defends the system as prioritizing children, noting many custody orders lack stated reasoning and praising a judge who sought the children's best interests despite added parental effort.
Reader denounces a December 21 editorial comparing abortion fueled fetal tissue use to Nazi medical experiments. The letter condemns the argument that legality negates morality and warns the piece mirrors historical atrocities rather than guiding ethical policy.
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