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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1994
Page
4
City Council approves uniform purchasing procedures for all departments. Purchases over 1000 require authorization by the overseeing council member, over 500 require bids, and over 5000 need full council approval. The change aims for centralized purchasing and better oversight.
The piece targets Senator Alphonse D'Amato for criticizing President Clinton and Hillary Clinton while having his own ethics blemishes. It notes a 1980s ethics rebuke for aiding a brother's defense contract and a $37,125 single day stock sale linked to a California company facing SEC fraud charges. D'Amato defends transparency and quips about not being Hillary.
Judith Sherven and James Sniechowski argue that domestic violence is a two way problem not the fault of one gender alone. They cite studies showing equal or near equal violence by men and women, urge accountability for both sides, and warn against gender biased reactions to the O J Simpson case. The authors are a Los Angeles Times couple who advise on gender issues and leadership.
On behalf of the Cedar Rapids Joint Parade Committee the first annual one mile walk on June 12 raised nearly 20000 for national orthopedic research and local education and prevention programs. Albert R. Coates M.D. chair Kathy Krusie co-chair Cedar Rapids Joint Parade Committee. The Celebration of the Arts has become a family tradition with children activities that delight and amaze. Joyce J. Conley Marion.
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published. Limit is 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
The Waterloo school board considers teaching creation myths in class arguing for a plural approach. Critics warn such lessons belong in social studies, not science, to avoid imposing religious beliefs and violating the First Amendment.
Carl Kane notes how slovenly English often meets dismissal from decision makers who equate poor language with incompetence. He recounts a self described attorney’s eight paragraph piece full of misplaced modifiers and overused there that failed to land with editors, yet narrowly survived in one editor’s hands.
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