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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1986
Page
6
The Gazette opposes a proposed 5 percent royalty on regular tape recorders and a 25 percent surcharge on dual-bay devices aimed at protecting artists from home recording. It argues the plan would enrich creators at consumers’ expense, ignores consumer protections, and risks reintroducing a tax on blank tapes.
An op ed questions why humans should fund saving Komodo dragons, noting the species is large dangerous and difficult to study. The author contrasts extinction with nature’s own course and urges a clear justification beyond simply existing.
Washington notes that Daniel A. Manion awaits a second vote on his federal appellate court nomination. Critics link the opposition to his philosophy and Reagan ties, while supporters defend his record and contrast past ABA ratings with later confirmations.
The author defends physician clinical independence citing the 1975 Declaration of Tokyo and condemns government influence via Medicare and Medicaid. He warns that government funding can drive clinical decisions and even recalls the term final solution linked to Nazi policy, urging doctors to resist coercive pathways.
Periodic observations from thoughtful residents invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and views are their own. Readers see, reflect, and weigh everyday life in the region.
A physician declares opposition to Medicare and Medicaid, defends private patient centered treatment, condemns coercive government programs, and recalls a historical Supreme Court nomination while endorsing a contemporary judicial nominee. He argues physicians must judge patient care without bureaucratic interference and urges confirmation of Judge Manion.
A Cedar Rapids group behind Shock Theatre vents frustration with KCRG over courtesy and communication. They offered to host a creature feature for free after successful past collaborations and reported repeated calls and delays with no follow up.
A reader critiques Gazette coverage on visiting enforcement and male suffering, accusing women in power of neglecting men’s problems and citing alimony, child support, and custody as evidence. The letter questions male life outcomes and references a stalled divorce bill and a perceived Iowa political imbalance.
A Linn-Mar school board meeting prompted a response defending student motivations and values after a June 24 letter accused Marion Independent educators. The writer and the author spoke June 29 and agreed that facts may have been pursued more rigorously before public critique.
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