Letters to the Gazette and public opinion columns
Readers offer thanks to Planned Parenthood of Linn County for a record year and outline funding gaps as they describe support from individuals businesses and foundations. The letter also critiques Mr Hirt on politics cites Reagan era economic data and urges Iowans to support Bruce Babbitt in the Democratic caucuses. It also promotes utility energy assistance programs Project Aide and Project Share and invites pledges to help the poor with heating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planned Parenthood
Linn County
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
HACAP
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Bush Faces Critique Over Regis High Showdown
An Regis High School student questioned George Bush about his abortion stance and was met with a harsh rip, later acknowledged by Bush in the Des Moines Register as wavering on the issue. The incident sparked calls for an apology to the school and the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bush
Regis High School
Jack Kemp
Mr. Bush
Bush
Des Moines Register
Register
Regis High
Iowa seniors urge Medicare full payment mandate
Lisa Pentony of the Iowa Citizen Action Network argues for a law requiring doctors to accept Medicare as full payment. She cites high medical costs for seniors and delayed care due to affordability, urging state legislators to act this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lisa Pentony
Iowa Citizen Action Network
15Th St. NE
Treatment for Women and Substance Abuse Progress
The Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse notes a five year effort to improve women focused treatment. In February 1986 the council opened Iowa's only women’s residential program offering care regardless of ability to pay, applaicing the Junior League of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Arthur J. Schut
Mid-Eastern Council On Chemical Abuse
Southgate Ave
Iowa City
City weighs trolley cars over bus expansion
Residents question Cedar Rapids plans to buy two trolley cars with roughly $62,000 city funds while seeking federal aid. They note Northbrook and North Twin Pines lack service despite paying taxes, asking why petitions unlock routes and why funds aren’t used to extend existing bus service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Transit System
Bill Hoekstra
Cedar Rapids
Northbrook
North Twin Pines
Monetary reform echoes from a reader’s note on wealth and change
A reader recalls Rudolph Ruste and endorses Roger Pierce’s Dec 13 letter on monetary reform. The writer questions money as wealth measure, cites The Minimal Revolution, and calls for details on proposed changes and wealth distribution concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Pierce
Ruste
Mr. Pierce
Unfair caucuses and the call for a nationwide primary
The writer questions the fairness of caucuses versus a people’s primary for president and asks if the electoral system can be changed to represent all citizens. They describe caucus meetings where few attendees influence the delegate vote and seek opinion on replacing the current process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Injustice Seen in Becker Case and Police Conduct
A letter questions the judge and police actions in a 1986 Becker case. It claims the officer brutality and bias were ignored, Becker was unfairly subdued and jailed, with allegations of misused process and withheld evidence. The writer decries perceived judicial corruption.
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Becker
Oelwein
Maggie’s
P.D
Outlooks from Eastern Iowans Invite Personal Views
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and views are theirs. Perspectives span daily life, local issues, and cultural reflections in a community audience column.
Cedar Rapids veteran Roger Pierce advances in high tech work
Roger Pierce of Cedar Rapids a 50 year veteran in technology and business for firms including Collins Radio now engages in advanced high tech research and writing continuing his long career in innovation and entrepreneurship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Collins Radio
Can the old U S compete with the new U S S R
Gorbachev's visit to the United States signals a potential era of peace and cooperation easing Cold War tensions. The piece argues for drastic monetary reform in the United States, including abolishing the Federal Reserve, to compete with a reforming Soviet Union under perestroika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S
Reagan
Federal Reserve
Fed
Righting Homophone Hazards In A Cedar Rapids Report
A Cedar Rapids store manager’s statement sparked laughter after a reporter misused words in a single paragraph. The piece highlights palates palates palettes and words like morn mourn to show how homophone errors can clutter even a simple news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Malutich
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
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PPLC
United Way
Fran Hansen
Planned Parenthood of
Second Ave. SE
DeVere Hirt
Jesus Christ
Christ
Mr. Hirt
Hitler
Germany
Stein
Ronald Reagan
IRS
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Medicare
R.G
Rudolph) Ruste
U.S.S.R
Gorbachev
INF
SDI
Gosbank
Congress
Carl Kane
Lulu
James Perry
Williamsburg
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