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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1986
Page
6
Editorial argues that retailer refusals and Meese report reforms won’t curb porn. It notes organized crime’s deep ties to distribution and production, high tech shifts toward video, and broad demand. Lawmakers push computer crackdowns on child exploitation, while the market remains robust and expanding.
An urgent editorial links cocaine abuse to the deaths of stars like John Belushi and Len Bias, urging youth to choose life over fleeting highs. It notes Pryor’s near-fatal experiences and calls for responsible, spiritual self-control.
The House approved a far reaching bill to pull 284 U.S. firms from South Africa within 180 days, end most trade, bar landing rights for its airline, and suspend nonstrategic imports in a bid to end apartheid amid charges of hypocrisy and moral debate about U.S. history and rights. The measure aims to force major political change, prompting reflections on habeas corpus and civil rights milestones in American history.
A meditation on wartime curfews and detention of Japanese Americans during World War II, noting the 1943 Hirabayashi and 1944 Korematsu rulings. The text then contrasts South Africa's apartheid era with past U.S. actions, arguing governments adopt harsh measures for national survival and urging understanding rather than condoning oppression.
After retirement in 1985 from Iowa National Mutual Insurance, the author details personal losses, a second heart bypass, and the destruction of the company. He resolves to pursue photography, writing, and nature, packing gear to return to forests and lakes and create new stories despite past controversies.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. The topics are unlimited and the views are theirs, reflecting local perspectives and personal reflections.
A reader criticizes a June 24 editorial on the Commission on Pornography, urging stronger enforcement of existing laws. The letterwriter also mixes in economic and local governance views, proposing wage subsidies, free public service, and measures against foreign competition, while praising farmers and local business concerns.
Readers should send letters up to 400 words addressing public issues and events. Anonymity is discouraged. writers must include name, street address, and signature. A non-published phone number aids authentication. No verse. One letter per writer every 30 days.
A reader defends Dr Frank Osanka after a false accusation, praising his workshops and dedication to understanding rape sexual abuse child abuse and family violence. The writer credits him with personal recovery and urges society and courts to better support victims.
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