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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1992
Page
4
The Gazette Editorial urges support for Zimbabwe's approach to curb rhino poaching by immobilizing and dehorning the animals. It argues removing horns reduces incentives for slaughter, noting horns fetch about $12,000 on the black market and that the method, though cruel, could save rhinos from extinction.
The ecg Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton failed to meet the Navy deadline for the first Seawolf nuclear submarine. Minute cracks in welds prompted a one year delay and $58.8 million in extra costs. The Navy cites an error in specifications about steel grade, and Electric Boat’s team misread the hull material, with the Navy accepting responsibility.
In a opinion piece James Kilpatrick compares critics to vultures, defending President Bush amid negative coverage of his Japan trip. The author rebates detractors as spin and argues the visit yielded signals of reform, while warning against protectionist backlash and naming rival candidates.
Iowa treasurer Michael Fitzgerald urges reforms after the ITM Trust embezzlement episode. He calls for rewritten investment laws, mandatory written investment policies, independent audits of government investment operations, and a new division under the state insurance commissioner to oversee joint governmental pools.
A letter to the Gazette asserts that PMX plant work relied on out of state non union workers who spent minimally in the area. The writer argues foreign enterprise benefits officials while local workers lose permanent economic gains.
Marion resident Gene R. Brodrecht argues state taxes are out of control and officials in Des Moines and Marion misuse funds. He urges fiscal responsibility and property tax reductions, citing high rates and wage stagnation.
Richard A Thys of Belle Plaine criticizes the 26 000 mile presidential trip and the 19 000 added yearly imports from Japan. He argues Americans should stop buying imports to reduce foreign debt and buy American made cars when their current ones fail.
Readers discuss typographical errors in news copy from gremlins to editors. Examples include misused words like troll vs stroll and are vs area, with debates on whether clever phrasing or plain accuracy should prevail.
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