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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1982
Page
3
Art Heusinkveld serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board. The role combines overseeing opinion content and guiding board discussions on civic issues and journalistic standards. He engages with staff, shapes editorial direction, and represents the board in governance matters.
An Iowa Gazette editorial argues that unemployment compensation paid to teachers after nonrenewal notices is unfair. It notes law, timing, and summer pay create unearned benefits and proposes reform options including refunds, delaying payments, or redefining the 12 month work year to curb the loophole.
A newspaper column notes the centennial celebration of Franklin D Roosevelt sparked heavy nostalgia and overemphasis on memorabilia. It argues schools balance milestones with mundane history while warning against revisionist claims about the Holocaust, urging responsible media coverage to boost understanding.
Washington writes that the 1983 budget to Congress will reveal a deficit near 100 billion dollars, testing Reagan's conservatives and investors fears. Critics like Kevin Phillips and Horace Busby warn the economy and policy may unsettle the Republican coalition, risking political momentum and confidence in Reaganomics.
The community letters accuse the school board of misjudging closures including Wilson and Hayes while noting a petition with 7,164 signatures. Critics challenge Superintendent Maire and his committee, citing impact on students and facilities, and urge delaying further closures amid broader public concerns.
The letter criticizes humane trapping and trappers for harming pets. The writer recalls hunting on land with permission three months earlier and losing a dog to a snare placed on a fence row by an unpermitted trapper, with no name on the device, blaming unnamed trappers for harming the reputation of the practice.
A local column lampoons misused phrases and pronouns in public speech. It notes Gumbel facing a new career phase with calm, cites a president’s invitation misused with I vs me, mocks an editorial misquote of let him cast the first stone, and questions a sportswriter’s redundancy about a player injuring the same right foot twice.
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