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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1994
Page
4
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and handles managing editor duties.
Gazette editors urge dignified campaigns and warn against using families as campaign weapons in the contest between Bonnie Campbell and Gov. Terry Branstad. The piece calls for focus on issues and ethics, not personal attacks leveraging Ed Campbell or other relatives.
Newt Gingrich faced criticism after saying Congress does not have government health insurance while his family receives 75 percent of a $400 monthly Blue Cross plan. He claimed to oppose government coverage, yet an aide later confirmed high government subsidies, undermining his reform stance and drawing GOP critique.
The piece traces welfare reform through history from Elizabeth I to Nixon and Clinton, arguing that myths about the poor persist. It criticizes public attitudes toward illegitimacy and cites proposed public service jobs for welfare mothers born in 1972 or later, concluding welfare as a concept endures.
Clement Lynch of Independence criticizes Senate Republican filibusters led by Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich over health reform and earlier labor laws. He cites 1930s reforms, recalls court action on strikes, and urges Black Hawk County residents to watch minority obstruction as Clinton era policies face Senate hurdles.
Bradley J Shoemaker of Marion urges federal action to curb knife violence. He calls for banning assault knives, registering owners, and restricting underage access with parental supervision, proposing BATFkK enforcement. He frames the issue as a freedom versus safety debate.
Don Klotz from Iowa City criticizes university theories that deny absolutes and promote values clarification. He argues such liberal ideas erode family standards and threaten national character, urging 85 percent of Americans who respect true family values to speak up now.
Reader letter recounts the Waco siege and criticizes federal actions under Janet Reno. It claims the ATF raid caused deaths of 4 agents and 6 Davidians, then FBI assault and mass fatalities including 25 children. The writer argues bureaucratic overreach threatens health care and condemns Reno.
A reader argues welfare reform should require tax filing and criticizes those who rely on benefits. She details her own work history, EMT volunteering, and two sons, saying responsible parents must work and parent with morals. Bonnie Campbell is urged to acknowledge the issue.
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