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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1996
Page
6
Dale Larson appointed Vice President and General Manager while Jerry Elsen becomes Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden serves as Managing Editor.
The piece notes editorial cartoons lampoon economists as beanies and whoopie cushions. It cites Louis Achitelle on the U.S. deficit shrinking from 5 percent to 2.2 percent and warns the more than $5 trillion national debt remains high, with per household debt around $80,000. It cautions that deficits could worsen if growth slows and policymakers fail to curb spending or balance the budget by 2002.
Baseball writers again fall short voting Curt Flood into Cooperstown as Curt Flood’s impact on free agency and players’ rights is remembered alongside his prime in the 1960s with the St Louis Cardinals. Flood spurred a revolution in players control and market value despite a long career cut short by his stance.
A critical portrait of Bill and Hillary Clinton as a political duo. The piece argues their marriage shapes Bill Clinton’s career, with Hillary's power provoking resistance in Washington and media scrutiny. It notes Whitewater and Travelgate as mini scandals and predicts Hillary’s potential impact on Clinton’s 1996 bid.
Alan D. Lewis urges listeners to assess KXEL AM 1540's Identity broadcasts and express views to the station. He cites programs and a 319 area code contact, urging informed public response. Gerald Baker recalls 1956 school integration debates and Aryanist ideas, questioning origins of the term Aryan and noting historical refutations of the 10 lost tribes theory.
A letter criticizes Marion City Council for approving a liquor license for a strip bar. The writer laments community impact, praises two council members who voted against it, and urges residents to reject such venues to protect local morals and family life.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown publish with the letter. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax 319 398 5846 or by email gazette fyiowa infi net or Gazette Net on Fylowa 368 8800.
A December 19 hearing at Kirkwood Community College on a 23 percent rise in local residential phone rates by US West drew few attendees. The hearing aired on the Iowa Communications Network, with limited publicity cited as a key factor in the sparse turnout.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence ranks third among groups that raise funds as charity but spend little on the cause. It spends 91 cents per dollar on overhead, leaving nine cents for its handgun ban work, aided by free publicity and $800000 in pro bono time over six years. A donation to this group is a flagrant waste of money.
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