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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1986
Page
8
The writer argues for individual rights and warns against government overreach including seat belt and smoking laws. He cites farmers, grain companies, and federal policy as harms, urges civic awakening, and frames smoking as a societal crime due to secondhand smoke and health costs.
Shirley Klug of 1015 30th St SE argues for belt use while denouncing critics as subversive. She defends the law as lifesaving and warns against claims that it infringes freedom, urging readers to buckle up for safety and economic protection.
A critic urges Iowa to retain state controlled liquor stores arguing privatization would raise costs. Citing federal and local data, the author claims $8 to $10 wasted per dollar of alcohol sales and calls for transparent cost research before any move to privatize. The piece rejects Prohibition return and seeks governor action.
The writer argues the Peace March from Los Angeles to Washington is misdirected and urges Soviet leadership to end global threats. He proposes concrete moves: withdraw foreign troops from Afghanistan, return islands to Japan, curb Soviet propaganda, expand people-to-people exchanges, and press Gorbachev in Moscow for true peace signals.
A Cedar Rapids reader urges the city to adopt an ordinance requiring dog owners to clean up feces on sidewalks. The writer cites New York City rules and cites daily walks to Bever Park while condemning unsightly, uncleaned messes.
Jaime H. Padilla argues against U.S. support for the contras and for negotiated peace in Nicaragua. He cites human rights abuses, Sandinista-provided services in Quibuto, and calls for accountability of the Reagan administration and Congress for war funding and policy.
A reader argues the federal government should sell The Louisiana Purchase back to France for 15 million dollars to resolve the farm problem and reduce debt. The writer cautions buyers might profit, warns about imports in Washington, and questions national ownership while urging readers to question Congress and vote conscience in Central City.
Periodic observations from eastern Iowans invited to express themselves here. Topics are unlimited and the views are theirs.
Bruce F. Anderson of Cedar Rapids serves as assistant administrator director of community relations and marketing at Mercy Hospital. He previously aided former Senator Dick Clark and was creative director for WMT-TV.
An essay argues that reactions to disasters do not reveal a nation’s core character. It compares presidential assassinations Watergate and other crises, warning media and leaders craft flattering images. It urges embracing diversity and plural voices rather than chasing a single national essence.
The piece argues that spelling by sound causes errors like acceptions for exceptions and discusses the misuse of most versus almost in everyday writing. It also critiques the phrase thusly and notes mixed opinions among dictionaries and grammarians.
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