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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1992
Page
7
A Jan 21 Gazette letter warns a proposed provider tax to fund Medicaid in Iowa could attract federal matches but risk hospital closures in rural areas. With physician shortages, aging rural doctors, and Medicare Medicaid cost controls, added taxes may push facilities out of business, harming access and rural economies.
Solon PTO president urges a yes vote on February 11 to fund enclosed classrooms for elementary students, safety upgrades and new play equipment at the playground, plus all day kindergarten and latch key programs per a 1989 advisory board recommendation.
The YWCA forum on women’s issues rejects the League of Women Voters stance to publish rape survivors’ names. The YWCA program supports keeping survivor identities confidential in police records unless the survivor opts to come forward or charges are filed. It advocates personal choice and education over public disclosure. Free confidential help is available via the YWCA crisis line 363-5490.
National Geographic highlights how hunting licenses and firearm sales fund habitat improvement across over 50 million wildlife acres. A leading wildlife biologist states hunters are allies in long term wildlife programs, countering anti hunting rhetoric with documented data.
Reader questions morality in American society amid condom distribution on talk shows and media. The letter argues education and religious morals can curb promiscuity and AIDS, criticizing mixed messages in media and the glorification of sex in soaps and music videos.
A reader disputes Rep Minnette Doderer's proposal to publish firearm purchase applicants, arguing it violates privacy and civil rights while criminal gun owners need background checks. The letter cites Fifth Amendment rights and warns against exposing lawful security personnel and private gun owners to criminals.
A historical and contemporary analysis links unemployment to racial tension in Iowa. The piece traces cycles of hostility toward minorities during hard times, citing studies and Iowa's past with coal mining and KKK activity, and advocates job creation and education to reduce violence.
A reader rants about overuse of since in sports and legal writing. He cites examples like The Bills haven't played the Redskins since 1990 and critiques endings with prepositions and timing. He favors cleaner phrasing and notes attempts to avoid ending sentences with prepositions.
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