Letters expose fuel costs and church history debate
Readers discuss gasoline price breakdown with 33 percent to government, 62 percent to suppliers, 5 percent to dealers and question media timing. A theology letter traces Christian history and Miss Liberty, then PAC funding notes plan to limit political action committee contributions and urges support for the Boren-Goldwater amendment in the Senate.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Channel 9 TV
Prescott
Ariz
Amoco
House of Representatives
Business Week Magazine
Senate
Public letter on apartheid sanctions and science debates
A reader urges President and lawmakers to impose unequivocal sanctions on South Africa over apartheid, arguing morality versus dollars. The text also critiques creationism and Milosz on orthodox thinking, defending evolution and scientific inquiry while questioning religious fundamentalism.
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Donald Regan
South Africa
Darwin
Stephen Jay Gould
Czeslaw Milosz
Milosz
Linn County reduces road spraying this year
A reader praises Linn County for cutting toxic roadside spraying to protect wildlife and health. They note fewer chemicals, healthier vegetation, and a more attractive landscape, urging Iowa to follow the county’s example while criticizing state spending on widespread spraying. The letter also mentions IDOT mowing during critical wildlife nesting times.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Guard Troop Deployments to Honduras Provokes Debate
A letter critiques sending National Guard units to Honduras, arguing it normalizes U.S. troop presence in Central America. It cites governors resisting the plan, including New Mexico's Toney Anaya, and urges Iowa's governor to reconsider orders amid concerns of imperialism and cold war rhetoric.
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Honduras
Branstad
U.S
Central America
Great Britain
America
Texas
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Washington
Kansas
New Mexico
Toney Anaya
Congress
Iowa
Middle class slippage and tax reform critique
A July Gazette headline warned of a widening gap between rich and poor families. The writer argues the middle class has faded through decades of subsidies to both ends of the spectrum and condemns eliminating the IRA deduction as harming the middle class. They call for ending harsh political diatribes in Letters to The Gazette.
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Miss Liberty
Christ
Earth
Jesus
Constantine
Mary
God
France
America
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Pacs
Gazette
Caroline Kennedy Wedding Amid Hyannis Port Quiet Ceremony
Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schollsberg wed in a simple Hyannis Port ceremony. The event marks a personal milestone for the Kennedy family, celebrated away from media glare with close relatives in attendance.
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Caroline Kennedy
Edwin Schollsberg
Hyannis Port
Caroline
Edwin
Outlooks from Eastern Iowa Readers
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and views are theirs, reflecting community voices in a compact opinion feature.
Devere Hirt Retires From VA Hospital After 1973 Service
Devere Hirt of Coralville retires in 1973 as a clerk typist with the VA Hospital. His background includes time as a life insurance agent, county clerk of court, real estate dealer, and IRS employee.
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Coralville
IRS
Prohibition policies and drug laws face criticism from inmate Sage
Cedar Rapids resident Tom Sage, serving time at Sandstone Minnesota, argues that while heroin trafficking is illegal it is the prohibition itself that inflates crime and prices. He questions morality of sellers, cites law as ineffective, and suggests education and smarter rules may better curb drug abuse and drunken driving.
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Tom Sage
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Federal Correctional Institution In
Sandstone
Minn
Sage
Norway
United States of America
Vermeer painting theft and tangled prose critique
A reader cites a Vermeer theft news item about Lady Writing A Letter with A Maid and notes confusing long sentences. The piece highlights a 19th century mixed style and a modern Iowa City dining story with a doorman violinist, plus examples of unwieldy prose and odd phrasing.
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Jan Vermeer
Ted Kubicek
Iowa City
McDonald’s
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