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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1986
Page
6
A Gazette editorial critiques ultra-right and far-left radicals amid Farm crisis talk in Iowa. It notes anti-Semitic and violent rhetoric by ultra-right groups and questions far-left Communist proposals while urging caution toward revolutionary overturns and stressing faith in the current system.
Food processors face pressure from consumer advocates and the federal government over reducing salt in products. The FDA asks for voluntary cuts, CSPI reports only 17 of 185 monitored foods now have less salt. CSPI urges mandatory limits, while opponents warn against government dictating eating habits.
James P. Comer argues that blaming solely poor black behavior ignores political and economic forces shaping opportunity. He cites unequal education funding, exclusion from unions, and postwar migration as drivers, urging broader policy to lift all communities and a move away from racialized problem framing.
Readers urge Iowa officials to oppose using lottery funds for park campground expansion citing chronic losses and tax advantages for private grounds. A second item promotes the Sixth Annual Cystic Fibrosis Bowl for Breath on Feb 23 at Cedar Rapids Bowl with sponsor forms and contact details.
Cedar Rapids hosts a Vigortone sponsored Phil Donahue program at the Five Seasons Center to raise national awareness of the farm crisis. The piece urges farmers and allies to unite behind a single farm organization and legislator to demand accountability from Congress and the executive branch.
The passage urges an active, curious mind as the best cosmetic. It promotes simplicity, independence, trust, and eliminating non essentials. It notes direction matters, darkness revealing stars, and transforming adversity into worth. It advocates faith, youthfulness, optimism, and shared happiness.
A tearful Gazette Lifestyle article discusses a teen death caused by an untrained teen and careless handling of a handgun. It criticizes the McClure Volkmer bill and notes safety rankings by the National Safety Council and Consumer Product Safety Commission while contrasting firearms with other hazards.
A reader argues house rental ads misstate value by citing a three day rental for a $25,000 to $65,000 property. They calculate net income from taxes and insurance at $150 and rent at $395, then use an 11.5 percent loan rate to derive a value around $24,722, questioning ad cost versus property value.
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