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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1990
Page
4
Dale Larson becomes visible executive contact along with General Manager John Robertson and Kerry Elsen Editor of Editorial Pages. Editorial Board Chair Mark Bowden and Managing Editor provide leadership roles.
An Evansdale health hospice faces blame after protesters spread fear and unfounded bigotry leading to an arson attack. The editorial condemns threats, harassment, and opposition as cruel while noting Cedar Rapids and Iowa City plan similar live-in AIDS hospices.
Albert Lea shut down Farmstead Foods plant in Cedar Rapids nine days after local workers approved concessions to keep it open. Cedar Rapids workers had fought to save the plant while Albert Lea, with city aid, faced fallout as the Minnesota plant closed. Former Cedar Rapids employees reflect on their efforts and the broader impact on Albert Lea’s 18 000 residents.
After 11 years telecasting the first round ESPN cedes to CBS in a reported 1 billion per seven year deal. CBS promises similar early rounds but faces criticism for a shaky second round switch and commercial timeouts. CBS aims at non cable households while ESPN boosts recruiting and player visibility with prime time telecasts.
Washington Post review praises Robert A. Caro's Means of Ascent as fascinating yet dismaying. The biography analyzes Lyndon Johnson's lies about his service, 1948 Senate win, and his rise via federal control of broadcasting. It weighs Johnson's liberal impact against ethical flaws and election tactics.
The writer recalls visiting all 50 states, completing the continental 48 in 1976, Hawaii in 1980, and Alaska last August. The Alaska trip featured Vancouver to Anchorage travel, a cruise calling at Ketchikan Juneau Skagway Sitka and Whittier, glacier helicopter rides, Denali National Park trains, and a grand slam wildlife day including Mount McKinley. The family treasures the trip as their best and encourages others to pursue the 50-state goal.
A Cedar Rapids reader urges preserving the Ellis YMCA as a community resource. The letter condemns planned closure on August 25, noting youth programs and local volunteers would be displaced and calling for support to keep the Ellis branch open.
A reflective plea discusses abortion legality in Iowa during the author’s youth The piece critiques anti abortion activists labeling them as self appointed guardians of the embryo and warns against criminalization It emphasizes personal autonomy and rejects the right to life movement as overreaching.
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