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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1986
Page
12
A reader letter argues against a costly investigation of a stag party while urging tax reform. It contends a flat tax would hurt the poor and favors maintaining progressive rates and closing shelters. The letter also describes a May 28 deer incident where city workers used a firearm near a home, raising safety concerns.
A reader critiques satellite dish viewing rights and the push to scramble channels. They argue for reasonable payments, note the decoder cost and broadcaster cuts via HBO, and warn scrambling risks to advertisers and mountainside viewers, urging fair bargaining and lawful access.
A critique argues that the Communist Manifesto does not mirror Soviet practice and that both Western powers and the United States have committed oppression. It contends tyranny arises from leaders regardless of ideology, cites past injustices, and warns that free enterprise nations can be dangerous when governments pursue war.
A memorial letter describes ongoing thefts of flowers left at Evergreen Cemetery after Memorial Day. The writer, whose son died at 16, laments two earlier incidents by Linn County plate drivers and urges thieves to respect graves and the community’s grief. Family and friends plan to watch next year’s arrivals.
A column highlights common grammar slips in a Marshalltown proofreading piece. It notes subject verb agreement failures with employers and has versus have, plus peaves for peeves and misused was lying versus was lying in a 14 story frame house report.
Periodic observations from thoughtful east ern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited. The views are theirs.
Betty McCollister of Iowa City is described as a free lance writer who has lived on both coasts and elsewhere while becoming a mother of six and a grandmother of eleven.
Iowa scientists warn that creationists will continue to pressure local districts despite early wins in Texas and California. They cite poor science education and public illiteracy as fueling the movement, urging stronger science literacy and DPI guidance to keep religion from shaping biology teaching.
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