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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1990
Page
6
Dale Larson is General Manager, John Robertson serves as Executive Editor, Jerry Elsen is Editor of Editorial Pages, Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board, and the position of Managing Editor is listed.
The piece argues Iowans must learn from last week's energy outage as electricity and heat vanishes, highlighting dependence on foreign energy, debates over power sources, and the need for efficiency. It notes Iowa's high energy imports, rising costs, limited public enthusiasm for audits, and proposed incentives to utilities to push conservation. The call is for timely conservation to curb rising costs and preserve reliability.
Editorial applauds Iowa lawmakers for advancing legislation to declare fish raised in private hatcheries as private property. It cites last year’s pond theft south of Cedar Rapids and notes current law treated wildlife as state property. The piece links the measure to farm diversification and possible game bird farming plans.
Cedar Rapids heard from Charles Palmer, director of the Iowa Department of Human Services, on the need to move beyond complacency toward real commitment. He highlighted rising child poverty, foster care growth, and abuse cases, urging public private partnerships and ongoing giving to meet food housing and health care needs. The talk echoed a broader call to sustain United Way efforts and volunteer involvement in Iowa communities.
A call to pack Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Iowa women's basketball's Saturday game. Praise for coach C Vivian Stringer and star players Price Law and Schueler. Tickets priced five dollars adults two dollars children as fans rally to show loyalty and support NCAA efforts.
Report on March 7 notes Larry Johnson's exit from a Cedar Rapids Community Schools workshop as questions were taken in writing. The piece credits Steve Chambliss and Carol Lensing for clear information and applauds the district for allowing structured dialogue over a free for all, while noting mixed audience reactions.
Melvin Wessel of 231 Wesley Dr NW accuses Rep. Tom Tauke of criticizing outside Iowa campaign donations while hosting a $1000 per person luncheon with Ronald Reagan in Century City. He contrasts Tauke with Sen. Tom Harkin a seasoned figure and endorses Harkin.
Ulla Wall at 362 East Post Rd SE thanks everyone involved in the Fol lies production and remarks the Cedar Rapids area is lucky to have such talents.
Mort Allen of Route 1 Palo argues workers at FMC Harnischfeger and Iowa National should have voted on concessions. He believes a vote would have saved jobs for the unemployable and uninsurable, and that unhappy workers could have sought other employment if Farmstead disliked its terms.
Gwen Greene of Marion mourns the passing of Bill Fluegel on February 25. She recalls his care for his mother, his son and daughter, and his friendships in Cedar Rapids and at the University of Iowa. The war bride valued friends who became family.
Readers cautioned that letters should be signed with real name address and signature. Writers may shorten content and omit published phone numbers for authentication. Each writer may submit only one letter every 30 days and anonymity is not allowed.
A reader highlights misused words in front pages and ads, noting waver means doubt and aisles are spelled for buses with misread isles. The column catalogs several homonym slips from headlines and copy and urges accuracy in usage.
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