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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1980
Page
6
Legislature endorses allowing cities and counties to surpass state spending limits if local voters approve, aiming to offset budget gaps from new property tax rules. Supporters say home rule shifts power to residents, enabling local services and pay for police and firefighters without blanket state mandates.
The Gazette praises a new bill banning residency requirements for school employees as a personal freedom issue. Opponent Rep. Robert M.L. Johnson argues the measure masks moves to place teachers on boards, potentially creating conflicts of interest and broader influence over time. He warns future laws could bar candidacy or force residency testing.
Former CIA Director William Colby warned Omaha audiences that Central America faces a volatile mix of overpopulation inequality and polarized politics. He argued for an effective population control program and sustained U S aid to avert wider conflict in the Western Hemisphere.
Mark Russell notes a historic period in Washington dubbed the Week Without a Leak as six Americans concealed in the Canadian Embassy in Iran became a topic of memory. The piece comments on secrets and their durability in political life.
Boston columnist Anthony Lewis warns the FBI sting risks public trust in criminal justice. He questions target selection, testing methods, leaks, indictments, and fairness of trials amid eight suspects and broader institutional impact.
A reader argues that wage growth lags behind energy prices and urges citizens to contact senators and congressmen. The letter critiques oil and big business influence and notes the ISEA residency rule aims to place teachers on school boards by living outside their districts.
An essay promotes Kalakah energy saving and car pooling as a national cause. It cites Mary O Halloran and Hallmark van pooling programs, urges an Iowa style energy forum, and calls for outside supervising counsel in a federal ethics probe.
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