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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1995
Page
4
J P Hladky Jr chairs the board while Joe Hladky III serves as president and publisher and Mark Bowden occupies the role of managing editor in a key leadership lineup for the newspaper.
The editorial argues the GOP plan promises big federal cuts and tax relief, risking about 864 million dollars in Iowa's federal support. It notes potential state costs via higher taxes and urges caution, suggesting states prune bureaucracies if federal funds shrink.
An analysis of a devastating quake hits Kobe and nearby Osaka Kyoto urban areas with 4400 dead and rising. It notes Japan's past earthquakes and cites a 1982 NRC report claiming Japan's seismic engineering surpasses U S levels. The piece argues nature's force outstrips human prep and recalls Emerson on nature's roughness.
Norman Luxenburg argues that the United States should influence Russia on Chechnya discreetly rather than openly. He warns coercive tactics could backfire as Russia remains a nuclear power with diverse interests in Iraq Bosnia and the Caucasus. He stresses U.S. credibility and urges maintaining good relations with a nonexpansionist Russia while acknowledging the harsh realities of war.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues NPR is aligned with Democrats and should lose public funding. He cites liberal slant, past health care coverage, and Kaiser and Robert Wood Johnson backing, opposing state support while noting NPR would survive with reduced exec pay. He urges contacting Congress to end tax subsidies.
Charles E. Ellis of Cedar Rapids criticizes a Gazette story on bridge dam safety in Iowa City. He argues warning signs and guard rails suffice and blasts a $200000 taxpayer funded plan as liberal overreach. He urges personal responsibility and less blame on others.
Janaan Kraus of Monticello thanks guest columnist Joel Snell for his Jan. 8 piece on a difficult family situation. She praises the compassionate handling and credits a friend for support, calling for a standing ovation for Snell.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites public letters and guest columns subject to editing. Submissions must include the writer’s full name, signature, full street address, and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. No anonymous letters. limit about 1300 words. plan around 700 words.
A Cedar Rapids letter laments widespread acceptance of alcohol and its role in crime and tragedy. The writer condemns excessive drinking, warns of murders and highway crashes, and mourns a murdered girl, urging society to stop normalizing alcohol.
The text defends the pro-life label as nonviolent and seeks to end all killing including abortion. It condemns Paul Hill and John Salvi III for violence, warns against martyrdom, and argues unborn life deserves constitutional protection while opposing violence in any form.
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