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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1983
Page
8
A protest for the Iowa Natural Death Act urges enacting a Living Will provision to require physicians to follow patients' end of life directives. It argues legal immunity for doctors and patient autonomy, noting past legislative attempts and calls for aligning law with medical advances.
Congressman Tom Tauke proposes a three point bill to reform pay raises by delaying any adjustment until after elections, requiring a recorded vote in both houses, and preventing raises from being attached to unrelated appropriations. The plan aims to curb self serving pay shifts and increase taxpayer oversight.
The Media Institute reports that prime time dramas show many murders yet FBI data show vandalism and disorderly conduct are more common in reality. The six week 1981 survey undercuts the notion that TV crime reflects real crime patterns and hints at broader media misperceptions.
A writer criticizes redundancies and absolutes in language while tracing bias in reporting on LGBT issues and public figures. He cites Thorstad and NAMBLA, arguing journalists must confront uncomfortable topics despite public discomfort and potential backlash. He questions media reluctance and mentions John Wayne Gacy as a pointed reference.
The narrator reflects on chemicals and fashion, comparing cocaine to expensive status symbols and noting a personal reluctance. He recalls childhood fears, aspirin every few years, and a distrust of chemistry while acknowledging how chic culture pressures drug use and social acceptance.
Washington notes mourn two political figures Benjamin S. Rosenthal and Tom McCall both died of cancer. Rosenthal championed consumerism while McCall led Oregon environmental efforts. They fought hard against their own parties yet remained civil libertarians who loved the arena of political combat and cherished dissent. Their gentleness and fearlessness are deeply missed.
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