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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1982
Page
9
A reader defends abortion options while recalling a Cedar Rapids police encounter and a nostalgic visit. The letter blends views on reproductive choice with concerns on police authority, then celebrates local beauty, parks, and community life in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
An opinion letter criticizes nuke freeze activism at the Linn County supervisors meeting. It argues Russia would not join, condemns peace rhetoric as emotional and "Bible-moralizing," questions the motives of communist fronts, and insists nuclear superiority protects freedom. The writer rejects a freeze and urges defense.
Concerned readers urge The Cedar Rapids Gazette to verify background on Phillip Brammer candidate for Iowa House from the 50th District. Brammer, a prosecution witness in the Kern murder trial, is noted with endorsements from labor and education groups. Readers seek open records and voter disclosure.
Cedar Rapids doctors group DOC with St. Luke's Auxiliary promotes a three month good health billboard drive across the city. Slogans like Smoke Your Heart Out Drink Till You Drop Smoke Pot You Dope appeared and were defaced on a Highway 149 display as the authors condemn this act and urge readers to consider the messages.
A resident urges county officials to fund dust control on a gravel Linn County road serving a popular recreation area. They warn signs would be vandalized, costly to repair, and the dust poses health and safety risks on winding hills. They prefer addressing existing rural road problems over a new address system and sign program.
The writer argues that the pope’s urging of virginity in marriage would harm society and health, predicting economic collapse, increased cancer risk, and rising domestic strife. They urge seeking medical counsel from personal doctors rather than religious figures on health matters.
In a reader letter, Sobran is accused of using left leaning liberals as socialists to smear opponents. The writer defends socialism as a Western political philosophy, defends dissent as patriotic, and condemns equating opposition to Reagan with anti Americanism while praising secular education and democratic participation.
A letter argues that the ERA movement is driven by Secular Humanists aiming for a top-down society with children under state guardianship. It cites Betty Friedan and Tim LaHaye while urging balance with biblical verses John 17 8 14 and II Timothy 3 16 in interpreting scripture.
Editorial argues rising U S lawyer numbers and soaring lawsuits strain society. It contrasts a pirate cruise lacking safety gear with the urge to sue, notes University of Iowa law school funding, and questions whether blame lies with individuals or lawyers, urging compromise and responsibility rather than litigation.
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