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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1989
Page
6
The piece rebuts Democratic calls to curb Branstad's 9.3 million expansion by highlighting misread prison reclassification claims. It argues the mix of high and low risk inmates changes monthly, risks unsafe bed shortages if misjudged, and stresses maintaining enough high security capacity to ensure public safety.
Democratic leaders in Iowa face pressure to halt recent committee maneuvers seen as open or closed sessions. The piece notes the need to respect constitutional limits and not apply a double standard, urging lawmakers to follow the legislature's policies.
The commentary views the U S U S S R information sharing pact as a positive first step under Gorbachev openness and urges expanding it into a joint offensive against illegal drug trade, urging mutual resolve to stop drug flows and prevent evasion by hidden abusers.
The article argues George Bush shifts the GOP toward professional governance, absorbing Reagan era cadres and embracing a strong executive. It highlights Richard Darman’s role at OMB, Gramm Rudman plans, and the shift from a fringe of anti-government sentiment to a disciplined professional administration balancing budgets and growth.
A reflective essay on the media role in democracy cites Cicero and Orwell while defending editors' rights to opinion. It notes clashes in 1988 election coverage, viewer backlash, lawsuits, and the public's responsive power, urging mutual accountability between press and audience.
Readers praise state funding for victim services and note the concentration of programs in urban areas. The letter from Christine Munson advocates shared state responsibility to aid rural Iowans, while other notes thank responders and donors for holiday support to the Abbe Center for Community Care in Marion.
A resident denounces state and county policy destroying a quarter mile of fencerow trees along Highway 1 on January 4. He laments loss of wildlife cover and beauty, questions pruning and spraying practices, and urges policy change at the landowner's request only.
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