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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1985
Page
9
A reader argues against cat leash laws, noting cats’ defenselessness when tied up and declawed, contrasting with dogs’ vocal alerts and agility. The writer says laws would unfairly bind cats, who are lovers not fighters and born to be free.
The columnist Dorothy Sapp is celebrated for 25 years as Gazette garden writer with expertise in flowers vegetables and plant protection. Readers thank her for wisdom and instruction and note she will be missed in retirement.
The text argues Reagan’s framing of the contras as freedom fighters is false, detailing U.S. intervention in Nicaragua from 1909 to 1933, Sandino’s guerrilla war, Somoza dictatorship, and Sandinista reforms. It asserts contras killed workers and sabotaged society, funded by the United States since 1981, and warns of renewed U.S. exploitation if the contras succeed.
Letter defends union wages cited by retirees and summer workers at FMC. The writer argues the union members earned wages that funded education while the author now sees management’s constraint on pay. He suggests returning some of that wage.
Darrell Henning, curator of the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, argues for experiencing northeast Iowa by canoeing the Upper Iowa River and visiting the Great River Road, Bald eagles and deer observed, plus the Nordic Fest, to truly know the state before criticism.
A collage of notes on phrasing flubs and usage debates. Examples include misquoted undersea facts, hyphen overuse, archaic newspaper names, overlong periods, and the misfit verb while versus while away time.
In a provocative hypothetical, defense chiefs propose costly countermeasures against imagined raids on farms by Ivan the Terrible. The piece questions priorities, noting the impact of debt and policy on farmers and urging reconsideration of federal spending toward agriculture rather than escalating arms.
Readers thank Officer John Leu and Keepsafe Program members Julie Sawyers and Jerrie Bourge for a St Jude School presentation on child abuse and kidnapping. The letter urges parents to attend safety programs and calls for malls to offer similar education for employees.
A critical reflection on how American civil religion splits into conservative and liberal camps. The author contrasts national pride and imperial aims with constitutional liberty and pluralism, citing Lincoln and court rulings to question who truly interprets America's founding ideals. The piece asks who the heretics are in this moral crisis.
David Weddle of Mount Vernon teaches religion at Cornell College among invited local voices. The periodical invites thoughtful commentary from eastern Iowans on unlimited topics, reflecting diverse perspectives.
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