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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1998
Page
4
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller vows to push legislative changes to allow suing the tobacco industry for Medicaid costs. He spoke to Cedar Rapids Rotary, citing 420,000 annual tobacco deaths and 3,000 daily new smokers, urging a tougher, nationwide effort to recover state funds and deter industry practices.
Public service citation honors 1934 graduate Abbott Lipsky for decades of work across Cedar Rapids. He chaired the Civil Rights Commission in 1967, promoted women’s integration, advised on public schools, and led local civic and Jewish community efforts while holding roles at St. Luke’s Mercy Medical Center and Board of Review.
A statistical comparison shows the chance of dying by lightning is far lower than winning a lottery on a life basis. The analysis uses National Safety Council data for lightning deaths and Powerball odds, noting that lottery players have much higher winning chances than lightning fatalities on drawing days.
A reader denounces the Gazette as promoting homosexuality and argues that the Bible condemns homosexual behavior. He cites Scripture and remarks on evolution, urging chastity and self-mastery for homosexuals, while invoking God’s intolerance of the act. Celestine Schulte, Norway, signs the letter.
A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes a May 24 front page pair on mobile homes and the Grand View 556 unit expansion. The letter accuses bias, campaign-contribution influence, and calls for balanced reporting before rezoning votes. Ken Lubbock objects to perceived one sidedness and political entanglement.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. All submissions require the writer’s full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit for letters. column length about 700 words. contact details provided.
A quotation from Jean A Fountain of Iowa City advocates improving parks by paving nature trails eradicating poison ivy eliminating snakes draining mosquito breeding sites and banning country odors, stressing practical upkeep over nature ideals.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions. Readers may submit letters with equal opportunity for publication, and corrections or contradictions may appear in future issues.
A veteran writes from Cedar Rapids urging daily gratitude for those who served. He reflects on Memorial Day Veterans Day and ongoing wars while praising veterans including his son a Desert Storm veteran and Navy career. He asks readers to thank veterans with every vote, church visit, and act of freedom.
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