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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1992
Page
7
The piece argues health care in the United States expanded under supply side policies since the 1950s and calls for a national insurance program. It urges redesign to ensure affordable, timely services for all and to treat health care as a shared community resource rather than marketized.
A letter argues against cutting the Resource Enhancement and Protection fund from 30 million to 5 million annually and rebuts a claim that the Interurban Trail would seize private property. The Interurban route crosses Iowa Electric Industries property offered to cities on a 99 year basis, with no homeowner land involved.
A traveling guest, staying at a local hotel, attended the town's Follies and praised its fast moving, beautifully choreographed performances. The show featured dozens of talented performers and drew comparisons to Hollywood and Broadway in sheer entertainment value. The visitor urged locals to attend and enjoy.
The Fund for Animals advocates bans on certain hunting weapons while opposing all animal use. Handgun Control Inc and similar groups push gun confiscation, aiming to curb private firearm ownership. Critics warn such tactics undermine liberty and cite Eisenhower on privileges and principles.
A March 7 Gazette article on a four letter word displayed publicly prompts reader questions about why the piece omitted the word itself. The letter-writer notes greater offense from graffiti featuring a swastika and KKK than from the obscenity.
Jonathan Yardley notes how Kristi Yamaguchi faces mixed marketing interest after her Olympic win. He cites Sports Illustrated and Business Week reflects that her Japanese heritage affects corporate offers, with brands cautious amid anti Japan sentiment in the United States.
The piece notes baseball leaders opposing Nintendo's Seattle Mariners due to race undercurrents. It quotes Sen Hollings joking about a mushroom cloud and cites Crichton's Red Sun Rising fueling anti Japanese sentiment. The Civil Rights Commission calls Japan-bashing a serious problem amid rising racially motivated violence against Asian Americans.
The piece argues Americans show little readiness to reduce reliance on Japan and other nations, noting the complexity of global interdependence. It contrasts consumer brands like Sony, Hitachi, and Yamaha with a broader reality of economic ties, urging clearer facing of interconnection.
A critique of American xenophobia and racial scapegoating, warning that leaders steer the public toward prejudice. Citing John W. Dower, the piece contrasts wartime enmity with postwar cooperation and cautions against repeating racial hatreds in peacetime.
Carl Kane argues against the phrase free gift as redundancy. He cites a tobacconist giving tobacco, claiming the deliverer was the gift and the recipient tipped him, and notes other language excesses such as Easter Sunday and second Mitsubishi ad mention.
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