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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1982
Page
6
The Gazette argues Congress approved a self serving housing allowance deduction for lawmakers amid a Christmas recess, by tacking it onto an unrelated bill. It urges a stronger Germaneness rule like Iowa's to prevent such back door amendments and notes calls for rescinding the break.
The Judiciary Committee proposes a bill to rewrite every page of the 3,762 page State Code where he him or his appears to she her or theirs. Critics call it vanity and waste while noting the constitution still contains many he clauses. A reading would require per diem funded review by interim committees and may echo past Equal Rights Amendment debates.
Gov. Robert D. Ray greets President Reagan to state lawmakers and recalls Reagan's Iowa ties. The remark prompts reflection on a past controversy stirred by Harold Hughes and whether Reagan would pursue Iowa governorship if he moved to Des Moines.
A reader denounces Reagan era spending including a $1000-a-plate breakfast in Des Moines while rural poor suffer Medicaid cuts. The letter urges empathetic leadership, questions tax fairness, and attacks journalists and physicians over abortion ethics drawing on 1970s commentary and a cited Journal of the California State Medical Association passage.
A reader urges officials to prioritize neglected runaways over defense spending. She argues parents need education and society must fund child welfare before tax money goes to weapons, insisting high offices should act to protect vulnerable children.
A reader cites robotic manufacturing forecasts and tax incentives for attracting industry, arguing automation may erode jobs and burden taxpayers. The letter critiques federal welfare shifts to states, recalling New Deal programs and warning of broader urban and regional impacts.
A parishioner describes Kings Highways as a warm welcoming church where members express joy and gratitude for life. The writer notes open honest fellowship, evident God loving spirit, and a Sunday atmosphere that celebrates life and faith.
A portrait of Jerry Falwell at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg describing five Sunday services a televised one and a broadcast on radio. The piece shows Falwell as a pastor who blends preaching with practical life advice and family humor while noting his influence and the divide with secular media.
An out-of-town critic mocks overblown phrasing while a folder promotes a conference. examples include ovated versus ovation and stockholder wealth maximization terms. Bev Duffy jokes about money, and sports announcers convert inbound into a verb.
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