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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1997
Page
4
Editorial weighs the unsettled right to die as the Supreme Court nears hearings on medically assisted death. Analysts predict a divided court may avoid a sweeping ruling, while noting the issue persists beyond the court with private physician patient decisions and evolving public opinion.
History Center director Linda Langston urges Iowans to value history as they plan for 2046. She cites past losses like the Wrights’ Cedar Rapids home and Monroe School demolition, urging public protection and community preservation efforts.
Hilton Head observers describe Renaissance Weekend as a blend of self-improvement and off the record dialogue among 1 500 attendees including President Clinton, education debates, campaign finance reform, the information age, campus troubles, medical advances, and media critique, with the weekend’s energy tempered by diverse views and a larger crowd than in 1992.
Readers challenge the notion of a single correct millennium end date. They reference Gould and argue the first millennium starts at 0, with 365 days before 1 AD, urging inclusion of pre 1 AD days and offering alternative New Year counts.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone number. only your name and hometown will be printed. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 3985846 or email gazette@tytowainfi.net.
Readers dissect three clippings noting imprecise writing about looting and aid work. The discussion covers phrasing in a lobby shooting line and the correct usage of raise raise and rise with examples of nouns and verbs and the nuances of guaranty versus guarantee.
The Ames Daily Tribune blasts Gov. Terry Branstad over a state policy that shorted cities and counties of about 20 million for homestead credits. It accuses the governor of a political shell game to claim tax relief while bypassing local governments and raising homeowner taxes.
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