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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1994
Page
4
Jerry Elsen is appointed Editor of Editorial Pages and Mark Bowden serves as Editorial Board Chairman and Managing Editor, highlighting leadership changes at the publication.
Editorial notes Clinton's condolence as inappropriate while Dole criticizes the response. It argues Kim Il Sung's demise shifts power to heirs led by Kim Jong Il, raising questions about North Korea's future, nuclear talks, and regional stability.
Years after his bank robbery conviction, Daniel Frazer is released from a Texas prison as a California judge ruled his trial lacked effective counsel. The decision cites use of offensive racial slurs by the court appointed attorney, who denies the accusation and faces no formal investigation. Frazer could face new proceedings.
The article recounts a prison escape where Robert Shepard used a floss rope to scale an 18 foot wall at South Central Regional Jail in West Virginia. It also follows a writer attempting a DIY reenactment at home, detailing risky misfires and comic self reflection.
Mr and Mrs Gary Seright thank participants instructors David Smith and Dan Raynor and the Cedar Rapids Community Schools for a student-built house they own and celebrate with best wishes for the 95 project.
Karen Alderson notes in her guest column that an investigator can be valuable when the person sought is named. An editing error altered the sentence’s meaning, changing the intended emphasis.
A Cedar Rapids urban sighting shows peregrine falcons soaring above downtown cliffs highlighting a recovery supported by government agencies businesses conservation groups and individuals. The piece urges backing the Biodiversity Treaty and ESA reauthorization with letters for HR 204 and S 921 to sustain species recovery programs nationwide.
The text argues health care reform must be cautious as currency markets reflect broader economic conditions. It notes the dollar’s weakness, inflation risks from shifting health care costs, and the potential for business price increases under government led reform. It warns poor reform could hurt people and the economy.
A discussion of proper apostrophe usage in headlines and possessives highlights common errors. Examples include Dieters, Johnston's, and others' vs others, You're vs Your, and the misplacement of the apostrophe in various quoted phrases.
Rhonda Chesley of Cedar Rapids raises concerns about the Dangerous Animal Ordinance Advisory Committee. She questions scope, enforcement, and potential conflicts, noting no answers from the advisory panel or the Board of Supervisors.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau notes a strong Iowa economy in FY 1994 ending June 30 with personal income tax up over 86 million, sales tax up nearly 98 million, use tax up 24 million, lifting total revenues by more than 253 million over FY 93. Short-term debt retired by June 30 and school aid payments near current.
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