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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1988
Page
8
Jerry Elsen is listed as Editor of Editorial Pages and heads the Editorial Board. Char Dave Morris is named Managing Editor in charge of the editorial desk.
The College Community School Board drops a fall vote on a 4.5 million Prairie High School renovation due to a 60 percent supermajority requirement. April 616 ballot showed 51.3 percent against, 48.7 for, turnout near 616 voters. The piece argues the law unfairly favors property owners and calls for a change to boost education prospects.
The Library Awareness Program in the New York region faces opposition from librarians and critics who say it violates intellectual freedom. Rep Don Edwards questions the program safeguards while agents reportedly urged staff to flag users deemed suspicious, risking broad fishing expeditions and criticism of director William Sessions.
After 16 productive years at City Hall, Tom Aller shifts to 2001 Development Corporation to boost downtown Cedar Rapids. Officers serve without pay while continuing to handle civic tasks, aiming to attract business and jobs. The city keeps benefiting from his expertise and drive.
Dukakis presents a change oriented, nonideological platform aimed at winning the Electoral College by appealing to prosperous coasts and economically anxious middle America. He stresses competence over policy while promising growth targeted to struggling areas and advancing arms control, with Lloyd Bentsen as running mate and Jesse Jackson in a surrogate role.
Murray Saltzman argues that Jesse Jackson’s outreach to minority groups neglects Jewish fears about vulnerability and disempowerment. The piece stresses that American Jews feel enduring insecurity despite success, and call for Jackson to acknowledge Jewish history, memory, and fragility alongside achievement.
Cedar Rapids faced a severe drought driving early lawn irrigation. Water pumping rose in May, then June demand and lower river levels strained wells. A June 21 voluntary stop gave way to a June 23 mandatory ban, restoring sustainable pumping. Lawn watering accounted for 7 MGD, far more than municipal use. The city plans a new well field and purification plant within five years. Lee Coppock, longtime water director, explains the need to protect supplies and thanks staff and residents.
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