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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1998
Page
4
The Gazette argues Cedar Rapids should apply residency rules beyond police and firefighters, proposing a May 1 policy requiring newly hired officers and firefighters to live within 25 road miles of their headquarters. The editorial notes staffing, emergency readiness, and calls for uniform rules for all city employees while highlighting snow removal crews as a critical example.
Gov. Terry Branstad will send free congratulatory cards to all Iowa newborns with a health message urging immunization. The effort targets 90 percent child immunization by age 2, up from 83 percent, and may include the card with birth certificates to minimize costs. The initiative stresses home-based defense of child health and early childhood needs.
Cedar Rapids readers argue over teacher pay amid disputes and comparisons with other state employees. Contributors cite Davenport and Des Moines raises, discuss starting salaries, retirement projections, and legislative funding, urging public involvement and fair, sustained increases aligned with inflation.
Readers blame both major parties for election excesses and call for louder public critique. A letter from Dan Humpfer of Hiawatha blasts the income tax as illegal and immoral, labeling the IRS and government as corrupt, urging moral scrutiny and reform.
Harold Hensel of Cedar Rapids argues that traditional animal slaughter and cruelty practices will fade as society embraces nonviolent ethics. He contends taboos on discussing animal life are breaking down, predicting mainstream acceptance of humane values and a shift away from hunting, eating animals, and confinement.
Letter writer accuses The Gazette of sensationalism after a front page color photo of a woman undergoing a gynecological exam. She criticizes the paper as tabloid style and questions male photographer ethics, urging a name change to reflect its content.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will appear with the letter. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazette fylowa infi net.
Hamza Sharif Omar highlights UNICEF figures showing millions affected by Iraq sanctions since 1990. He argues the U.N. and U.S. policy harms children, urging humanitarian aid and separation of politics from the crisis, noting Omar’s ties to Iowa City and local education groups.
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