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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1979
Page
9
Charles Stroh argues that modern comfort culture mirrors drug addiction, citing Thoreau and Walden. He urges readers to reconsider air conditioning, appliances, and consumer habits, promoting restraint and recycling to set an example for future generations.
An Iowa Gazette editorial argues against split-court girls basketball and urges banning nonessential subjects from schools to protect scholarship funds. It targets bassoon, economics, geometry, physics, journalism, dramatics and debate as wasteful, urging a broad reform to prioritize college funding outcomes.
Mark Russell argues that junk food is essential to national work and satire questions attacking it. He defends ice cream wrappers and fast food litter as symbols of everyday life and resists censorship or FBI scrutiny.
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers criticizes the House vote of 210 to 206 in favor of creating a Cabinet-level Department of Education. They argue amendments are needed on abortion, prayer, and quotas and warn the bill’s timing and political origins undermine its merit. They pledge continued opposition and expect Congress to reject the bill.
The writer advocates expanding distillation capacity to boost fuel supply and urges shared car use and cooperation. They call for industrial chemists to seek new energy sources and argue against OPEC, framing energy independence as wartime effort and a path to stability. The note also comments that religion may confuse people and suggests accepting second place to the Sedlacek Center.
A retired chemist recalls World War II fuel challenges and how three aromatic gases raised octane levels. He credits collaboration between petroleum and coal industries for benzene access during coke production and urges modern cooperation to solve energy shortages and restore national self esteem.
A letter argues for greater clergy involvement in substance abuse recovery at Mercy Hospital and Sedlacek Center. The writer, a treatment professional, calls for better communication among providers, respect for spiritual guidance, and joint efforts to support patients' overall recovery.
A Sedlacek Center graduate challenges clergy criticism of alcohol ads and calls for clergy to engage parishioners rather than seek sympathy. The letter urges clergy to examine Proverbs 23 29 35 and to reflect on their service to people before judging the center’s work.
Reporting on Skylab's demise highlights action verbs as the stars of writing. Wires from United Press International and Associated Press chronicled Skylab in motion from first impact to debris over oceans and land.
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