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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1985
Page
9
Readers are urged to vote on Feb 5 on a five year enrichment levy to balance the Cedar Rapids school district budget. The letter stresses informed voting absentee ballot options and registration updates, plus concerns about class sizes and school safety.
Jessie Carpenter, a WWII hero with four Bronze Stars, died December 5 1984 in Lafayette Park near the White House. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery after a life marked by homelessness for two decades following a divorce. A man of compassion who reportedly spent nights outdoors to help a friend, Carpenter’s case raises questions about divorce, responsibility and male rights advocacy led by Richard Doyle of Minnesota.
The Soroptimist International Women’s Service Club Cedar Rapids and Marion thanks the public for support of the second annual Coat Check at Lindale Plaza during the Christmas season. Proceeds fund items for the YWCA Shelter for Battered Women.
A reader argues that requiring seatbelt use removes freedom of choice and should be a personal decision rather than a law. They acknowledge safety benefits but insist responsibility lies with individuals and lawmakers should not intervene.
Don Avenson questions Iowa lawmakers over a proposed lottery during a period of economic strain. He argues that a lottery primarily hurts those least able to afford it and doubts job creation claims. He notes racing as a better jobs option and cites unpalatable alternatives to meet state finances.
The piece contrasts global calls for aid to Ethiopia with the neglect of starving babies in local hospitals. It questions whether readers feel more for distant suffering than for vulnerable infants in their own care, highlighting moral inconsistency.
A local car show at the Five Seasons Center drew criticism for poor organization and low quality entries. The attendee compared it unfavorably with Monticello’s event, noting a $20 entry fee and suggesting better management would attract spectators and cover costs.
A long note extols the Linn County Care Facility staff for compassionate, patient centered care. The writer thanks aides for dressing, bathing, and cleaning residents, praises teamwork, and urges top staff to address unruly residents while acknowledging supervisors and retirees.
The Gazette outlines rules for letters noting a 400 word limit and requirement of writer name street address and signature. A non published telephone helps authentication. Anonymity is avoided and letters focus on issues over personalities. One letter per writer every 30 days.
The essay argues capitalism prospers when voters see it as fair and productive. It stresses preconditions: belief in human potential and wealth creators, and respect for ideas and evidence. It condemns wealth redistribution as lowering living standards and urges intellectuals to defend capitalism’s rational basis.
Dale L. Netherton of Swisher is sanitation manager at General Mills. He is area lessee for a taped lecture series, a certified pesticide operator and CPR instructor.
A writer discusses the distinction between apt and likely in a sentence about X rays and radiology, noting apt means suited to purpose and likely means probably true. The piece compares usage examples, including how liable differs and how both apt and likely can replace words in certain contexts.
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