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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1988
Page
6
Editorials critique TV driven convention coverage and warn against shrinking political process for Nielsen appeal. Roone Arledge cited as example, arguing overemphasis on prime time risks dulling public interest while planners stage venues for live broadcasts.
A farming expert warns Congress to avoid wasteful bailouts as drought aid debates race forward. The piece commends President Reagan and Agriculture Secretary Lyng for their responsive visits to the Midwest and urges timing aligned with harvest needs.
Clinton E. Berryhill argues that sex security and freedom from loneliness hinge on lifetime monogamous marriage. He contends that brief affairs and polygamous patterns fail to meet those life goals, destabilize relationships, and harm millions, especially women. Williamsburg.
Reader complains major networks ignored key moments at the Democratic National Convention. He cites minority platform debates and speeches by Ann Richards and Jim Hightower as significant, urging use of NPR for context and recommending TV with sound off. He hints at attending the upcoming Republican convention with the same strategy.
A family reports years of vandalism including damaged cars, a broken windshield, a ruined Christmas display, repeated pool and home invasions, a bicycle accident hospitalizing their daughter, and thefts from a fenced yard. They are selling the house and moving next month seeking a quieter area and new home.
The commission roster shows four holdovers Sam Kennedy III Douglas R Smalley Marion J Patterson John Field William Ridout Estherville Thomas Spahn and Richard C Young with new members replacing others. In 1987 four favored Lake MacBride exemption while three did not. two supporters have left and two opponents, Field and Spahn, remain. Contact with the new board members is urged.
The candidate thanks supporters for backing the Democratic nomination for state representative in House District 52. They express intention to expand enthusiasm to the full electorate and plan to meet voters this fall.
Gerald Baker questions whether nee marks a former male name, citing Disraeli and a Webster reference. He also critiques a Tampa drought story for misused past participles, noting Iowa farm writers would say seed has lain there when planted seven days ago.
Washington Post analyst argues Jesse Jackson's 1988 rise signals potential Senate future. He notes Jackson’s tempered bitterness after Dukakis and Bentsen snubs, his widening appeal to white voters, and compares his trajectory to Bob Kennedy. The piece suggests the Senate, possibly via a Dukakis administration route, as Jackson’s next stage.
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