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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1981
Page
6
The piece argues that voters reward tangible results over campaign promises and notes Gallup data showing a mixed partisan landscape. It warns that strict adherence to campaign pledges without timely outcomes could erode support for Reagan and his party.
State Patrol in Iowa faces opposition to a citation quota system tied to arrest targets. Trooper unity resists minimum performance standards, citing morale and credibility risks. Chief Ed Dickinson and officers warn even reform could invite discipline and undermine public trust.
Alfred Kahn argues in The Economist that liberals must accept scarcity, target aid, and expand supply. He urges recognition of limited means, selective welfare, and tougher means tests while pushing deregulation and restraining labor and corporate power to prevent inflation and protect growth.
A reader reflects on World War II and biblical miracles, arguing God and nature are not enemies and citing scripture. Cedar Rapids Telephone Pioneers host a Feb 28 benefit basketball game at Coe’s Eby Field House raising funds for a stone sign at Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton. Barbara Edmunds invites donations to purchase sign letters.
Readers correct misused phrases and verb agreement in a compile of style errors. The piece cites Pat Gallaher of West Branch and Rusty DeMarrais while debating correct forms such as toeing the line and sunk vs sank. It highlights faulty headlines about chicken pox and Irish gunmen and notes on subject verb agreement with Gian Carlo Menotti.
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