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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1990
Page
4
John Robertson serves as Executive Editor while Jerry Elsen chairs the Editorial Pages editorial board. Both hold senior roles shaping the paper's opinion content.
The editorial notes a trend toward government growth to streamline services, with four proposed bills in Des Moines. Proposals include splitting the Department of Natural Resources into separate agencies, adding a small business advocate and environmental advocate, and expanding the state medical examiner’s office with two part time pathologists. It argues a short session this year may limit the expansion.
Report notes a January 13 rally against abortion in Des Moines with crowd estimates ranging from 7 000 to 10 000 plus. It highlights all five Iowa Catholic bishops present and mentions media bias claims from protesters.
The Cedar Rapids School Board recommended to the State Department of Education relaxing rules that require concurrent teaching of all driver education phases since 1965. If adopted, schools could split instruction across terms or summer sessions to reduce costs, risking diminished driver skills and higher long term costs.
Pro life supporters denounce terms used in abortion discourse calling them evasive and claim abortion equals killing. Readers cite Roe v Wade, urge media fairness, defend personal choice and restrict abortion to ten weeks, while opposing anti choice views and advocating unborn protection.
A letter from Dawn Wheat critiques media bias at pro life rallies and urges reporters to report with accuracy. She argues against labeling activists as anti abortion and calls for compassionate outreach to women who had abortions. The writer signs from Kohawk Street and Western College Road.
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