Cable deregulation sparks debate over rates and monopoly
The editorial argues deregulation allowed cable firms to raise basic rates sharply since 1986, citing Cox Cedar Rapids as example and noting survey response patterns. It discusses proposed Congress bills to restore local rate control and FCC inquiries into per channel pricing, while acknowledging industry counterpoints about value and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cox Cable of
Cedar Rapids
Cox
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
John Danforth
R-Mo
Rooney suspension stirs CBS row over racial remarks
Andy Rooney receives three months’ unpaid leave after a reported interview with The Advocate, while CBS News President David Burke cautions that the remarks may be inaccurate. The NAACP calls for further investigation as Rooney denies making the slur and CBS faces criticism for acting swiftly yet cautiously.
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CBS Wy Xs
Andy Rooney
60 Minutes
The
Advocate
CBS News
David Burke
Rooney
CBS
Jewish Exodus Shifts Middle East Power Balance
The piece argues Soviet Jews fleeing to Israel alter regional demographics and political leverage. It notes rising anti Semitism in the USSR and Arab resentment, while urging new thinking in handling emigration and potential Palestinian autonomy. The United States Israel and White House officials are linked to policy tradeoffs and funding concerns amid the exodus.
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Gennadi Gerasimov
United States
Israel
PLO
Tunis
Arab League
U.N
Security Council
U.S
Iraq
Sunani
Middle East
Judea
Samaria
Canton
Kremlin
Egypt
Veterans salute and call for VA reform in letters
Veterans recount disillusion with the Veterans Administration citing poor funding and staffing. A former service member regrets disability cuts, urges voters to protect those who served, and laments the system as unfair to veterans. Another reader condemns farm chemical labeling and urges action through legislation and awareness programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Navy
Remembering Ronald D. Lusk Patriot of Cedar Rapids Parade
Obituary tribute for Ronald Dean Lusk who died February 4. The note highlights his quiet gentlemanly nature and dedication to SaPaDaPaSo and the St. Patrick's Day Parade Society in Cedar Rapids. The message bids Godspeed and memory in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Dean Lusk
SaPaDaPaSo
Cedar Rapids
Proclaiming Abortion as Murder from Conception
John Romine of 150 Kenmore St NE argues that human identity exists from conception, claiming an unborn child is a boy or girl even in a single cell. He asserts abortion at any stage is murder in the first degree.
Editorial Guidelines For Letters To The Editor
The document outlines policy for published letters: anonymity not allowed, required writer name and signature, address and phone for authentication, word limit around 300, focus on issues not personalities, no poetry, and one letter per writer every 30 days.
End of the Cold War and global hot spots warned
The piece urges vigilance as Eastern Europe shows cautious progress while highlighting ongoing ethnic genocide, famine and repression in places like Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Libya, Nicaragua, Peru, Syria and Zimbabwe. It notes media responsibility to cover these crises amid shifting regimes and potential leadership changes.
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Europe
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Cambodia
China
Cuba
Ethiopia
Lebanon
Libya
Namibia
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Peru
Syria
Zimbabwe
Time Magazine
Gorbachev
Lessons from Bush veto on Chinese student rights policy
The editorial says Congress sustained President Bush’s veto of a bill granting Chinese students in the U S a right to stay. Beijing counters by requiring work or deposits for return, signaling leverage loss and a brain drain risk as Washington’s compromises prompt concern over values and international influence.
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Congress
Bush
America
Beijing
China
Washington
State Department
Tiananmen
U.S
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Hooks
Mideast
Leningrad
Promised Land
Pamyat
Trotsky
Shamir
White House
John Sununu
West Bank
Tel Aviv
William Safire
New York Times Service
James H. Berridge
Amberjack
Hiawatha
Gazette
Iowa
KGAN
Earth Watch
Anita Stimson
29Th Ave
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Ont
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Dal
Ron
John Romine
Kenmore St. NE
Fidel Castro
New York Times
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