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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1994
Page
4
An Iowa study shows 8.3 percent of Iowans are clinically dependent on alcohol while 18.3 percent have potential dependencies. The piece urges responsible use, highlights Firstar Eve alcohol free events, and notes Linn County drunken driving counts on New Year’s Eve as a possible trend toward safer behavior.
Editorial notes a Republican wave boosting Texas influence in the House with Dick Armey as majority leader Tom DeLay as whip and Bill Archer as Ways and Means chair. It highlights Newt Gingrich as speaker and cartoonists likely to relish caricaturing Gingrich DeLay and the shift to the South and right.
A column argues that Republicans aim to curb welfare with a tough love approach. It cites teen pregnancy, drug use, and family dynamics, claiming strict penalties and withdrawal of aid can spur responsible change, and stresses love as a decisive, hard action.
Readers condemn the Cedar Rapids Police Department plan to swap 235 Glock handguns with Glock for new models. They warn the deal endangers the public, cite gun violence incidents, and question the legality and ethics of reselling used police guns for profit.
A Cedar Rapids reader urges bold action to cut or eliminate unaccountable agencies such as AID OPIC and Peace Corps return powers to states and make Congress part time He favors a flat tax simpler system and cites Lamar Alexander and Jerry Brown as ideas for fairness and accountability.
Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit per writer per 30 days. column advise 700 words max.
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