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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1992
Page
5
Dale Larson serves as General Manager while Kerry Elsen is Editor of Editorials and Editorial Board oversees opinion content with Mark Bowden as Managing Editor at Inman.
Editorial notes Perot's use of you and your in a NAACP convention speech alienated listeners, but issues of his color blind merit system and the need for better speech writers prevail. Critics urge staff review to avoid future insensitivity as Perot pursues the presidency.
Roadside management specialist Rob Roman leads Linn County toward visual restoration of interstate rights of way with native Iowa prairie. Advocates say green medians and ditches improve aesthetics and may reduce weed growth and erosion, inspiring a statewide revival.
At the Democratic National Convention the rivalry between Jesse Jackson and Ron Brown marks a changing party. Brown wins support and key roles while Jackson concedes, votes Democratic ticket, and loses leverage. Brown seeks unity and campaign strength beyond liberal blocs, earning praise in the Clinton camp while Jackson faces new grievances.
The piece lauds a Democratic ticket of two Southern centrists while mocking their speeches as dull. It portrays Gore as environmental and Clinton as economically liberal, with praise and sharp jabs from variety of figures, and ends noting the ticket's broad and paradoxical appeal.
Audrey E Rahn cites Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter issues including a $600000 budget and a lack of spay neuter policy. She questions near total salary spending, a vet running the shelter, and the need for cat licensing while urging mayoral candidates to address the overpopulation problem.
A collage of language notes and quotes on verbing nouns such as impacted and authored, alumnae usage for female graduates, British English quirks like hoovering, and public figures examples. It comments on language correctness, gender forms, and humorous misprints.
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