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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1997
Page
4
Gazette observers argue Iowa lawmakers may have created unintended consequences with a policy requiring at least 85 percent of sentences to be served. Shoplifters could face longer jail time while overcrowding already strains facilities. Critics urge revisiting the 1996 decision and leaving discretion to judges to avoid harsher outcomes.
The piece notes Mir's collision with a satellite tarnishing Russia's space program while contrasting with America's Mars probe. It argues space effort advances through disasters, cites Sputnik I anniversary, Sputnik's 1957 launch, and Apollo-Soyuz. remarks on losses and collaboration.
A Gazette report notes more than six horses in Linn and Johnson counties lose their tails over the past months. Owners substitute blue jeans or linen for relief as hair regrows in about two years. Speculation cites hat bands, belts, or show-horse tail filling as possible motives.
In a letter Wallace L. Taylor argues UIHC may refuse to release infection data by claiming confidentiality, but laws allow sharing summaries publicly. He notes infection data come from routine medical records, not confidential promises, and urges public access to such information to hold institutions accountable. Cedar Rapids.
Helen Hanson recalls a terrifying post operative episode after laparoscopic gall bladder surgery. Her husband, two days home, worsened and endured a bile leak, peritonitis, and long hospital care with no specialist involvement or apology. She urges patients to verify who treats them and insist on direct access to their surgeon.
A reader recounts being subjected to a routine traffic stop on Highway 1 in Iowa City and alleges Fourth Amendment rights violations by the ICPD. The piece urges readers to contact officials and vote to protect civil liberties amid perceived strain in community police relations.
The Gazette explains a 300 word limit for letters and requires name street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer's name and hometown will be published along with the letter. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email Gazette fylowa.infi.net.
Beulah Wagner from Cedar Rapids remembers Woolworth’s fondly. She recalls buying Blue Waltz perfume, ribbon, oil cloth, rocking chairs, aprons, curtains, dolls and more at Woolworth’s, noting its absence after the Cedar Rapids store closed a decade ago. She bids farewell to the longtime retailer.
Delta Richardson of Coralville argues against a Religious Freedom Amendment, asserting the right to freedom from compelled belief, condemns proselytizing, and urges respect for a no-faith stance while defending existing constitutional freedoms.
Ann W. O'Malley reflects on how dickerings at antique shops and flea markets used to be a mutual ritual between buyers and dealers. She cites current harsh reactions, signs like No one cares what your Grandmother had but your Grandfather, and questions whether a We dont dicker sign could restore the cordial, profitable atmosphere.
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