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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1990
Page
4
J P Hladky Jr serves as Chairman of the Board while Joe Hladky III is President and Publisher. Ken Slaughter becomes Vice President and Treasurer. Dale Larson is General Manager with John Robertson as Executive Editor. Jerry Elsen heads Editorial Pages and the Editorial Board chairs.
The editorial argues the Bush administration aims to use a line-item veto to strike pork barrel spending, challenging constitutional norms. It notes White House counsel reviews bills for veto candidates, suggests a limited rider-stripping approach, and says success hinges on court acceptance and political luck. The piece endorses the potential budgetary leverage and debt reduction.
The text argues that easing travel and other limits could render Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and Voice of America unnecessary. It suggests Eastern Europeans will reopen internal communications including newspapers and broadcasts as they reclaim personal liberties, though the transition may take time for those deprived of freedoms.
Malcom Forbes Jr. argues RFE RL and VOA should not end broadcasts until Eastern Europe forms solid democratic leadership with independent judiciary media and police. He predicts Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia may meet criteria in 3 4 years and urges keeping the volume high.
William Safire argues that recent seizures in Panama and Washington mark progress in the war on drugs. He contends Marion Barry and Noriega cases show enforcement over reform, notes increased anti drug spending, and predicts intensified military and police efforts along the border with a focus on deterrence, treatment, and future penalties.
Barbara Buchanan director of the Cedar Rapids Clinic for Women declares support for a woman's right to decide on pregnancy matters. She emphasizes no law or religious pressure should interfere with personal reproductive choices and notes Roe v Wade's anniversary.
A man recounts finding a snake in his shower at 2:30 a.m. on January 11 and the brief, delayed response from the 24-hour animal shelter. He notes media attention later, the Gazette’s efforts, and his lack of direct comment, ending by saying readers now know the rest of the story.
A reader criticizes KCRG and other local stations for overblown happy talk and promotional spots, saying the networks fail to meet professional standards and urging reforms before resuming viewership.
A Beaver Creek townhome site integrates trees and wildlife with housing. Residents praise the Beaver Creek builder for minimizing tree loss while promoting growth and advocate rezon ing the Mount Vernon Road property as the correct city plan. They argue continued ecological harmony depends on educated opinions and developer involvement.
The author urges the United States to pursue a sustainable society by 2000, arguing a long range aim is needed for humanity to survive. He cites Kennedy's moon goal as inspiration, notes global warming deforestation and ozone threats, and stresses that the US must start though not act alone.
A letter writer explains she and her husband cannot afford multicolored Christmas figures and will paint one figure each in black brown red and yellow on plywood for those who request them. She hopes others will follow and that stores will sell them by next Christmas or by 1991.
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