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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1994

Page

4

City power to cite or demolish junkyard properties urged

A Gazette editorial argues Cedar Rapids may use citations or demolition to curb junk filled yards and dilapidated buildings. It notes demolition cases are slow with only six buildings torn down in 1993 and urges faster, fair enforcement balancing property and individual rights.

Cedar Rapids

Reno Faces Daunting Choice On Special Counsel Role

Attorney General Janet Reno picks Robert B. Fiske Jr to investigate the Clintons and Whitewater ties amid Republican pushback and debates over appointing a special counsel. Fiske’s mixed party history and long career spark cautious GOP concerns while Reno argues for an independent probe.

Reno Clinton Whitewater Development Corp.-Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Congress Robert B. Fiske Jr S&l Fiske Wall Street Ms. Reno Janet

Inman Nomination Sparks Insider Skepticism and Clashing Views

The piece critiques Washington insiders and the Clinton White House for nominating Bobby Ray Inman as defense secretary. It notes his rambling press conferences, disputed plagiarism charge, and questions whether insider judgment is reliable. The author argues Clinton’s caution toward insiders is a stronger guide than the establishment’s assurances.

Bobby Ray Inman Clinton White House Washington Inman Adm New York Times William Safire Safire Senate Bob Dole Whitewater The Clinton

Erratic gun control rhetoric echoes Lenin’s “useful idiots”

A Jan 19 letter argues against repealing the Second Amendment and against treating ammunition as a controlled substance. It asserts rights are pre existing and unalienable, not granted by the Constitution, and warns that treating gun ownership as a privilege would curb free speech and other rights.

Lenin Washington Monthly

Letter on Christianity and views of sexuality in faith

The writer argues that body as temple of God condemns defiling the body by homosexual acts and stresses biblical truths about marriage and Jesus. They claim Bible and New Age do not blend due to differing views of Christ and express trust in God over human knowledge.

God Jesus Christ

Abortion Debate Stirs Strawberry Point Letter

Jon F. Hamlett asserts abortion is murder in a hometown letter about a conceived pair nicknamed Mike and Jane. He argues the nine month life arc ends in abortion and portrays the doctor as acting for money while the mother acts from guilt. He frames the fetus as a future female doctor.

Mike Jane

Beware move to dissolve Highland District

Guest column argues against dissolving Highland Community School District via a petition by the Education Options Committee. It notes signatures mostly from Ainsworth, missing meeting participation, and warns dissolution would join Riverside to Washington, raising taxes and lowering local influence. Riverside supporters back the March 22 bond to replace an unsafe overcrowded elementary building. Robert P. Burns, former district director, backs the bond and urges unity.

Robert P. Burns Highland Community Riverside Highland Washington Brighton United Highland Community School District

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Dale Larson Mark Bowden Out East California Jeff Greenfield Universal Press Syndicate the Gazette Jon F. Hamlett Strawberry Point Highland District Education Options Committee EOC Ainsworth Committee
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