Letters on rail trails ethics and public policy debate
Readers defend the Cedar Valley Nature Trail as a long term public good and rail bank preservation while critiquing opponents. They argue trails benefit walkers and cyclists and note volunteers helped maintain sections, urging balanced land use and taxpayer considerations.
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Iowa
CVNT
Gregory Kovaciny
S. van Buren
Apt
Iowa City
Voters Seek Straight Answers From Presidential Candidates
A 16 year old student criticizes Pat Robertson and Richard Gephardt for evasive responses in a Sunday morning interview. The letter accuses the candidates of avoiding questions, notes Robertson citing school prayer rulings, and Gephardt drifting to unrelated topics. The writer asks for clear yes or no answers and imagines how such evasiveness would play in high school politics.
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Pat Robertson
Richard Gephardt
Robertson
Supreme Court
Gephardt
American Workers
Dukakis
Tiffany Schirm
Falbrook Dr. NE
Reader objects to Outlooks column title
In a letter from Lawrence L. Rettig of South Amana he criticizes the March 6 Outlooks headline Political stupidity shows need for sharper teaching calling the word insulting. Rettig says politically ignorant would be preferable and asks for tone changes.
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Lawrence L. Rettig
South Amana
If Janie Jason Were a Man at Rubies Conference
The text muses on gender and title at the Beyond Rubies Conference March 4 and 5 where 520 attendees listened to Janie Jason. It questions whether a male leader would be labeled a head cheerleader by The Gazette.
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Gazette
Iowa
Europe
America
Nazi Germany
West
Heaven
Hell
Paradise
the Gazette
Walter E. Kellison Jr
Fourth Ave
Janie Jason
County supervisors grant raises while cutting kids' fair
The writer denounces Linn County Board of Supervisors for a 10 percent pay hike for themselves and 8 to 12 percent for other officials, while proposing to cut or eliminate a county kids' fair. The note questions leadership and suggests exchanging a supervisor for a mayor, urging action to protect youth services.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Outdoor figure criticized for violent bounty remark
A letter to the editor condemns Tony Dean for suggesting a bounty on water skiers in the February Outdoor section. The writers, avid fishermen and skiers, denounce the quote and urge responsible, respectful imagery from Dean and sponsors.
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the Gazette
Tony Dean
Language cuts spark dadache in Cedar Rapids schools
A concerned resident voices frustration at a school board that eliminated language courses and shifted funds to technology, arguing the moves threaten education quality and future opportunities for children and grandchildren. The letter cites proposed teacher premium costs, pressures on salaries, and the arrival of a photo chemical industry in town.
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Cedar Rapids
Misplaced suspicion about FBI inquiry targets local Muslim group
Michael B Bourge of 318 Nassau St SE criticizes FBI questions into a local Muslim congregation. He argues such inquiries echo McCarthy era guilt by association and urges the agency to respect constitutional rights and focus on real criminal matters.
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FBI
Michael B. Bourge
Nassau St. SE
Critics dispute March 7 AP piece on CVSA repeal
The writer argues the Commercial Vehicle Safety Act has many flaws and should be repealed. They claim ordinary activities like buying fertilizer or gasoline without a commercial license could violate federal law, and condemn the law as overly restrictive. The author suggests most people do not want to break the law.
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Brucemore
Iowa
Outlooks from Eastern Iowans Invite Personal Views
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans inviting diverse self expressed views on topics with no fixed limit. Readers share perspectives on life, community, and current events in concise opinion notes.
John Gentry Adney Newspaper Veteran and Editor
John Gentry Adney of Anamosa is a free-lance writer photographer editor with more than thirty years in newspapers and former owner of the North Iowa Times in McGregor.
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of Anamosa
North Iowa Times
McGregor
Escape the hustle lean on patient tree for solace
A writer urges ditching constant news and consumerism to seek peace in nature. He favors homestead life, trees, birds, and gardens over fame or material wealth, calling for personal refuge from societal pressures and endless headlines.
Goofs and Word Oddities in News Language
A playful critique of reporters coining phrases like manpower games and lavish money. It notes misuses such as manpower games for injuries and confusing terms like fashioned as a verb, with examples from indictments and reviews.
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New Jersey Nets
Bruce Fishwild
Bruce
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