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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1989
Page
4
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Dave Morris chairs the Editorial Board and holds the role of Managing Editor.
The Iowa view endorses Branstad's plan to boost degradable plastics, arguing the benefits outweigh concerns about dust and environmental impact. Environmental Advocates warn of unknown chemical residue, but Governor Branstad backs research and lottery funding to study effects and promote industry growth.
The piece criticizes Rep. Gary Sherman's proposal to set a state minimum wage in Iowa. It questions constitutionality and argues higher wages could raise prices, reduce employment, and hurt economic growth. The editorial contends job expansion should be pursued and warns short-term gains do not justify long-range risks.
Washington piece notes John Sasso, ex-Dukakis aide, urges Democrats to cooperate with Jesse Jackson and build cross racial appeal. He criticizes parochial campaign culture, calls for broader national strategy, and urges tougher engagement with Jackson to unite the party.
A reader cites the Stockton California schoolyard shooting and contrasts it with Iowa, arguing safeguards like locked doors and buzzers may be needed to protect children. She warns of a possible North American trend and urges practical, nonprisonlike measures to keep students safe.
A list advising President Bush to raise the minimum wage, rescind congressional pay increases, curb mismanagement, impose large fines on white collar crimes, safeguard constitutional rights for all, remove totalitarian practices from agencies, respect international opinion, protect the environment, develop an alternative energy sector, and pursue world peace through socio economic power rather than military force.
A reader laments radio time signals that say it is 10 minutes to the hour or 20 minutes after without naming the hour. The letter highlights blind and bedbound listeners who rely on precise times and ends with Mrs. David Baril Martelle’s plea for clarity.
A Marion resident notes excellent staff at Abbe Center for Community Care but complains about the new menu. He says the diet list led to weight loss of about 50 pounds over three years, and the recent 2200 calorie trim leaves some elderly residents underfed while others need more.
The piece contrasts a stockbroker’s guilty plea with a $600 million fine to earlier farmers and merchants who upheld pride and fair dealing. It laments a loss of oldtime integrity as traders push deception, while vendors return misleading goods, highlighting a decline in honor.
A reader rebukes Paul Hewitt for complaining about housing and taxes while recalling hardship faced by earlier generations. The letter supporter argues seniors and WWII veterans sacrificed for the country and questions subsidies for the wealthier.
Karl Goellner notes AP missteps in a sentence about Iowa State University dropping an NCAA appeal. Ruth Gash Taylor flags pronoun usage and a faulty play on words. The piece surveys common errors and governance of grammar in headlines.
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