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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1990
Page
6
Ken Slaughter serves as Vice President and Treasurer Dale Larson as General Manager John Robertson as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden as Managing Editor the article lists the newsroom leadership.
Editorial argues the red shirt year for transfer athletes is a bad policy and unsupported by equality. Rep Brent Siegrist cites academic opportunity and nonathletic talents as reasons to repeal the year of ineligibility.
The proposed 20 percent USPS increase is argued to raise costs well beyond the stated 10 per year per household estimates. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce puts the burden at about 88 dollars annually, while Ralph Nader partners with businesses to scrutinize the plan as Postmaster General Anthony Frank negotiates with the Postal Rate Commission. Union wages, bonuses for regional managers, and the public’s sense of value underlie growing scrutiny of the postal rise.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad apologized for a Kiwanis luncheon joke suggesting rich people should have more children to reduce child poverty. Democrats criticized the quip while noting the difficulty of humor in print. Branstad downplayed the offense, rating it near zero on an offense scale.
The piece argues for a hybrid system dubbed democratic socialism blending private enterprise with government guidance. It traces origins to 1989 Eastern bloc reforms, contrasts Western capitalism and Eastern communism, and predicts a worldwide shift toward democratic socialism shaping the 21st century amid job creation, environmental safeguards, and public interest guidance.
Lois Edmundson cites Jeff Klinzman of the University of Akron as defending abortion rights while critiquing anti abortionists. Leland Hosford argues abortion bans reflect moral law and cites Roe v Wade reversal as justification for electing pro life candidates. The letter calls for activism and prayer and references biblical scripture.
A March 15 column notes 17 workers were laid off at one firm but its plant remained open, while Farmstead employs 1,600 with 800 relocated. The writer mocks the caller’s math and questions about livelihood, closures, and potential return to work.
Readers discuss an eye exam controversy at Monticello with questions about patient modesty and anatomy. The debate centers on professional conduct and whether any male patients were asked to disrobe to the waist for eye tests.
A urged overhaul of campaign finance to curb special interest money. Voters should demand caps on spending and voluntary public financing, plus term limits for Congress, to restore representation to the people and curb pay raises after reform promises.
A Cedar Rapids educator with 23 years on the school staff defends Steve Severn saying he left the Cedar Rapids School Board to pursue the Iowa Senate at citizen urging. He credits Severn as an effective advocate for children and education and urges focus on issues in the 2nd District race.
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