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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1983
Page
6
The Gazette argues that the EPA cleanup troubles stem mainly from a 30 percent budget cut and top-level issues, not a Watergate scale scandal. It notes Rita Lavelle’s free meals as the sole concrete impropriety while labeling the Sewergate framing as overstated and urges attention to budget and leadership fixes.
Critics push for mandatory children’s programming as viewership shifts. Fowler defends First Amendment rights while noting market forces determine what counts as quality kids TV. Public TV could help but funding is weak. Parents should steer kids toward reading to reduce TV dependence.
In a broad lobbying drive, bankers seek to repeal the withholding on interest and dividends set to take effect in July. Senator Bob Dole argues the plan would cut non reporting and raise about $4 billion annually. He warns that a Pyrrhic victory could invite harsher penalties if the bill passes.
A reader criticizes media and opponents over the Cedar Valley Nature Trail dispute and recalls a Linn County Conservation Board meeting. The letter argues for balanced teaching of evolution and creationism and urges legislation to present both theories in schools.
A reader complains about an editorial error on AWACS in Egypt and accuses the president of misleading the nation. They demand accountability from the commander in chief and correct a misprint reporting 700 instead of 70 metro area students in a career program.
The Gazette gloats over a supposed Libyan threat and then notes Libyans are formidable fighters. It cites Washington reports of Libyans mobilizing against Sudan Egypt Chad Mauritania and Tunisia before the US dispatches forces. The piece praises Libyans while joking about hiring them to trim military costs.
The article reflects on the waning ease of buying a first home in Cedar Rapids amid unemployment, inflation, and high interest. It cites a 55 000 dollar median starter home, up to 14 percent interest, and recommends 5 000 dollars in assets and two incomes to secure a loan. It urges patience, shrewd shopping, and FHA or VA options to pursue the American housing dream.
Jan Mathew of KTOF FM writes as a copywriter and newsperson inviting local residents to express their thoughts on unlimited topics. The column frames views as personal and community driven.
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