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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1983
Page
9
The Gazette defends placebo use as ethical when it helps patients and relieves pain. It argues such treatments rely on belief, not deception, and that demanding full disclosure could worsen suffering and erode trust in medicine.
Federal plans aim to cut theft by replacing monthly mailings with an electronic credits system. Iowa could host a pilot with Linn County seeking to join. Current losses exceed $100,000 monthly with a 1.5 percent error rate, while penalties could cost Iowa $700,000.
The letter highlights consumer hardship under gas pricing with unclear bill calculations and a costly customer service charge. It contrasts gas with light bills and urges protective action by lawmakers and a watchdog voice for households facing price hikes and service cuts.
A reader laments lack of trustworthy lawyers, blaming lawsuits on father son duos and the rich. They urge competent local attorneys to stand up for justice and resist elite dominance, insisting honesty should guide legal practice.
A columnist argues recalls were justified after Tylenol cyanide poisonings while contrasting US alcohol related deaths and costs. The piece asserts government support of liquor and calls for accountability, noting auto crash losses exceed recall costs and condemns alcohol with strong language.
An editorial argues for broader language study citing benefits to youth development, national interests, and access to cultures. It urges early language cultivation in schools and champions French German Spanish while adding Russian Chinese Arabic Japanese and Portuguese in higher education and Cedar Rapids adding Czech locally.
T B Irving of Cedar Rapids a retired professor who taught in California Canada Colombia New York Guatemala Minnesota Illinois and Tennessee chairs the executive council of the American Islamic College in Chicago invites Eastern Iowans to express themselves on limitless topics.
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