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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1990
Page
6
John Robertson serves as Executive Editor and Dave Morris chairs the Editorial Board. Both oversee the newsroom operations and editorial direction of the publication.
The Gazette notes Iowa Electric Light and Power has been fined 75 000 for unsafe operations at the Duane Arnold plant and cites NRC warnings about lingering electrical safety issues. Officials vow swift improvement while critics call treatment of violations by regulators insufficient.
Commentary blasts United Nations for cutting informal talks with Baltic independence groups as Latvia Lithuania and Estonia push for freedom. It cites Soviet pressure and questions UN restraint while urging adherence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and access for groups seeking rights.
In Miami and at a nearby church Cuban exiles anticipate Fidel Castro's end as Eastern Europe reshapes hope. The community watches for internal change, though opposition remains dispersed while Calle Ocho festival approaches on March 11.
A veteran secretary urges Iowa activists to adopt an unconditionally constructive strategy from Fisher and Brown to resolve the abortion divide. The proposal calls for balancing emotion with reason, understanding opponents, consulting before decisions, reliability, openness to persuasion, and valuing others as worthy of consideration.
Bill Palmer of Mount Vernon writes that The Gazette erred to mock the president for commenting on the split screen of his press conference and caskets returning U S GIs killed in Panama. He argues families deserve respect and warns against trivializing war news.
A Cedar Rapids School Board issue on tobacco free schools is urged by Marlene Underwood. She argues nicotine addiction harms all, teachers smoke in lounges harms youth, and schools should adopt drug free, tobacco free policies.
A reader argues the article conflated cordless and cellular phones, noting cordless uses a base unit while cellular relies on nationwide base stations. Unauthorized monitoring of cellular calls is prohibited by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 and carries fines or imprisonment.
A reader from Dubuque reflects on Garryowen Iowa history as featured in The Gazette. The Sisters of Charity taught 1853 to 1923, part of the heritage, with the Dubuque mission dating to 1843. Mother Mary Cecilia Dougherty and other Garryowen pioneers are noted as important figures.
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