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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1995
Page
4
4 F Hladky Jr chairman of the board of directors Joe Hladky III president and publisher Ken Slaughter vice president and treasurer Dale Larson vice president and general manager Jerry Elsen editor of editorial pages and Mark Bowden managing editor
The Gazette decries Major League Baseball Properties charging $6 per uniform for using major league team names on youth and amateur shirts. It warns that even Little Leaguers will pay to imitate pros, calling the move greed driven and harmful to the game.
Debate over daily chaplain prayers in the Kansas Legislature exposes fault lines among lawmakers on inclusive worship. Rep. Sheila Hochhauser and Rep. Nancy Kirk urge sensitivity while Rev. Cecil Washington defends his role as House chaplain amid calls to avoid imposing a single faith in public proceedings.
Renee defends commemorations of Allied Dresden raid while admitting past criticisms of Feb 12 coverage. The piece argues the bombing targeted a refugee‑dense civilian city, with casualties estimated between 35,000 and 200,000, and questions its wartime effectiveness and strategic purpose.
The writer condemns civilian suffering in wartime including Dresden's 1945 air raid. He recalls a pilot’s duties and casualties, rejects hate toward Allies, and urges learning from history. Renee Blakeman, then five, lived in Dresden during the bombing and later became a US citizen.
Mixed letters discuss Thomas Jefferson’s stance on prayer and religious instruction at the University of Virginia and in public schools. Respondents defend and challenge Mallie’s views while noting gun licensing, abortion bias, and Civil War ethics. Readers express strong, partisan reactions.
A Gazette page features a letter attacking gun rights and a counter editorial defending the Second Amendment. The writer blames parents and grandparents for today’s gun violence, while urging vigilant gun ownership and concealed carry. The exchange references Burger and ongoing calls for tighter laws.
A guest column decries chronic hunger in the United States. It cites millions fed abroad while many seniors and children in America go hungry, recalling 550000 children without a full stomach and seniors eating pet food. It warns against budget cuts and a surplus mindset hurting hungry Americans.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will be published. Submissions may be mailed to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or sent by fax or email as listed.
The text argues that opposing executions on moral grounds is flawed reasoning, claiming that outlawing killing does not justify barring punishment through imprisonment, using the assertion by Daryl Mally of Cedar Rapids as context.
Theresa M Henderson of Marion writes about a friend whose ex father owes over a decade of support. The narrative notes new federal laws denying credit to deadbeat parents and recalls a son who died at 19, leaving the mother to collect overdue payments.
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