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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1981
Page
4
Art Heusinkveld serves as editor of the editorial pages and chairs the editorial board, guiding opinion pieces and staff contributions.
Beginning July 5, Iowa raises maximum weekly unemployment payments for jobless workers with and without dependents, with caps at 146, 176 dollars respectively. The change prompts questions about work incentives, tax treatment differences, and calls for reforms by GAO and advocates to encourage active job seeking while supporting laid-off workers.
Nationwide closures shrink stations as 6500 expected to close this year leaving 152000. A dealers group cites a 20 percent two year shutdown trend and rising prices at surviving stations. The shift toward fuel efficiency and driving less reshapes the landscape, with rural service gaps and higher maintenance costs.
The piece warns that Poland's independence and reform movement face a dangerous phase ahead of the July 14 Communist Party Congress. It notes Soviet pressure, Katowice disputes, and the risk of Moscow intervention. It argues the West must offer incentives to encourage restraint and reform, citing Brezhnev and Reagan.
Reagan proposes moving 84 categorical programs into six block grants with 11.2 billion next year, a more than 30 percent cut from current funding. Governors welcome flexibility but fear funding cuts will hit education, health, child welfare, and elderly services, shifting blame to state capitals for outcomes.
A dialogue between the Minister of Clarification and an inquirer satirizes U.S. human rights policy under Carter and Reagan. It contrasts totalitarian and authoritarian states, arguing meddling depends on whether the state is totalitarian and whether Washington can help without overstepping policy.
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