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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2001
Page
10
A reader letter condemns the Chelsea infant murder and questions abortion politics and society. The writer argues life is sacred, contrasts infant death with abortion, and urges accountability and humane views toward all infants regardless of planning.
A letter laments the February front page of the Gazette showing Nicole Plum charged with first degree murder of her newborn. It argues blame lies with family and social silence, urging unconditional support from parents and the baby's father to avert such outcomes.
A reader challenges The Gazette to probe why adults in Tama were unable to help a teen facing pregnancy and alleged baby murder. The letter argues for deeper reporting on community welfare and collective responsibility beyond teen awareness.
A political opinion piece argues Republicans caused multiple recessions from 1981 onward while Democrats presided over six presidents with no recessions. It claims Reaganomics failed to prevent the 1982 and 1991 downturns and asserts that debt, deficits, and job losses followed GOP policies.
Readers question why prominent Democrats delayed outrage after eight years of scandal surrounding Bill and Hillary Clinton. They accuse pardons and fundraisers of corruption, urge accountability, and warn that tolerance of lawbreaking undermines democracy.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name, street address, and daytime phone number. Only the writer name and hometown appear in print. Submissions go to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com
A collection of reader questions and comments on grammar and usage. Topics include Lindale Mall ad phrasing about high schools, word choice smithering versus smattering, pronoun shifts in council budgets, a repeated homonym error in court records phrasing pored versus poured, and subject verb agreement with neither/nor.
A Feb 15 Gazette letter questions US freedoms while defending the KKK, arguing for speech and association rights and urging communal rejection rather than punishment. The writer contrasts American liberty with Stalinist Russia and cautions against censorship, urging parents to inoculate children from hate.
Jim Bruce of Shellsburg questions calls for safety regulation citing FBI and CDC figures. He notes firearm deaths lag behind overall mortality and argues without production defects evidence, while vehicle fatalities dwarf gun deaths. He urges factual safety case and an open ear for better measures.
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