Editorial warns against hard line tariffs on Japan
Gazette editors urge caution on a 100 percent tariff threat on Japanese luxury cars. They warn of WTO legal risk and possible retaliatory duties on U.S. goods, noting Iowa's Diamond V Mills and Phil Gramm’s concerns about rural prosperity. Clinton decision due by June 28 carries high stakes.
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U.S
Clinton
United States
Gazette
Jim Leach
Bosnia
Leach
World Trade Organization
Diamond V Mills
Cedar Rapids
Diamond V
GOP
Phil Gramm
Iowa
America
Sen. Gramm
Let that farmer keep his sign protest stirs in Iowa
Ginter on a Marshall County farm posted a political sign targeting Branstad and state attitudes toward hog confinement. Branstad recalls a personal sign incident with the DOT and backs universal rules, while Ginter and civil liberties groups call it a free speech issue likely headed to court.
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Larry Ginter
Ginter
Marshall County
Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Gunter
Terry Branstad
Getting Over Racism Is Everyone's Duty
A reflective essay argues racism is a shared sickness across races. It recounts personal encounters with white and Black individuals, urges admitting bias, and calls for mutual forgiveness while pursuing racial growth. The piece stresses white self‑examination, Black self‑acceptance, and collective responsibility to change behavior.
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Congress
Miracle definition and God’s law in letters to the gazette
Chuck Mikkelsen argues that miracles are events outside natural law yet within God’s sovereignty. He contends God does not bend physical laws to uphold moral ones, but may intervene supernaturally while natural laws still apply. He urges clarifying miracle definitions to address the question. Cedar Rapids reader correspondence.
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Betty McCollister
God
McCollister
Highway Builders Labeled as Modern Vikings by Critic
A reader accuses the Iowa Department of Transportation of wrecking fields and forests to widen roads like Highway 151 near Fairfax and the Marion Bypass. The letter claims drainage excuses hide long stays that enrich officials and drain resources, calling for more oversight.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Fairfax
Marion
Gazette letters welcome readers in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone. only name and hometown appear with the letter. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Fax and email details provided.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Highlights Life Long Learning at Graduation
Ruth H. Larson lauds Kirkwood Community College for 28 years of adult high school success. Seventeen thousand diplomas awarded, many graduates later pursuing further study, improving workforce contribution and self esteem. Marguerite Goodenough, 86, first to receive a diploma after GED completion.
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Marguerite Goodenough
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Community College
Half-Day Kindergarten Gains Confidence for Five-Year-Old
A Cedar Rapids parent praises Wright Elementary for offering half-day kindergarten. The child, previously anxious with strangers, now reads stories and does basic math with little help. The letter credits teacher Julie Johnson for a valuable emotional and educational year.
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Wright Elementary
Julie Johnson
Justice system compared to others sparks letter on O J Simpson case
A reader argues the O J Simpson trial drags on and costs money but warns against dismissing the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman as injustices. The writer defends the U S justice system as among the best when viewed globally despite flaws.
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O.J. Simpson
Nicole Simpson
Ron Goldman
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