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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1990
Page
6
The Gazette Editorial argues for a special prosecutor to investigate the savings and loan debacle involving federal lawmakers, including Iowa 2nd District Rep Tom Tauke. It warns of waste and eroding public trust, urges moving the probe out of Congress, and stresses accountability through an impartial inquiry.
The HBO mock telethon Comic Relief 90 draws critics led by Jenkin Lloyd Jones who questions the use of the term homelessness. He warns many labeled homeless are transient or inadequately housed rather than truly destitute and urges clearer definitions. The piece argues the real issue is a housing shortage affecting millions who cannot pay rent or access aid.
The author argues over reauthorizing the National Endowment for the Arts amid a polarized debate. He questions whether federal funds for cultural institutions fit general welfare powers and notes large grants to institutions but rejects broad grants to individuals. A compromise—funding institutions while abolishing individual awards—offers a possible path.
Henry Mitchell argues the 2 Live Crew obscenity ruling is not racist but class oriented. He critiques censorship practices, notes generational tastes, and condemns prissy moral policing while defending free expression in music and language.
The Iowa State Education Association backs Gov. Terry Branstad for a third term citing his education priorities. The endorsement highlights salary gains and Iowa’s improving test scores as evidence of leadership and economic growth.
The Iowa Division of the Izaak Walton League presents Jim Mayer with the 1990 Ries Tuttle Award for excellence in outdoor writing. Mayer, an outdoorsman, is recognized as one of Iowa's outstanding writers and enhances readers' enjoyment of nature. Ed Dolan of the Linn County Chapter Izaak Walton League of America endorses him.
A resident pleads for the return of a stolen flag on Flag Day and reports three empty garbage cans left at the area entrance. The writer asserts they followed legal and church guidance by passing lessons to descendants and warns the intruder will face consequences in time.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues the board of education should not close 27th Street NE between B and C Avenues to protect Arthur School students. He warns of traffic shifts to 29th Street and higher accident risk, urging city engineers to pursue safer alternatives and residents to contact the City Council.
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