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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2006
Page
4
The Gazette argues for ending the penny as costs to mint exceed face value. It notes changing habits with leave a penny take a penny dishes and coinless transactions. Rounding prices could replace penny usage, though concerns about low income impacts and charity drives persist.
A US Congress bill would cap penny use in business transactions and require prices to round to the nickel. It calls for replacing the dollar bill with a dollar coin. Public support is mixed, with 55 percent favor keeping the penny versus 65 percent in 1993.
A letter complex argues against raising the federal minimum wage as harmful to unskilled and young workers, warns of mass unemployment, and cites Grover Cleveland. It also critiques HR 2389 banning courts from ruling on under God in the Pledge and mocks political candidates. The writer, Ed Dolan, references civic education and local politics in Iowa and Cedar Rapids.
Tom Lavrenz of Cedar Rapids writes that President Bush's veto blocks embryonic stem cell research he believes could ease his Parkinson's and other diseases. He argues the moral balance ignores potential cures and questions the logic of freezing embryos while destroying them.
The notice states addresses are not published and no anonymous letters are printed A 300 word length limit applies per letter with one letter per writer every 30 days
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