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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1985
Page
6
Art Heusinkveld serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board. His appointment consolidates leadership duties within the publication and guides opinion pages, governance, and policy direction for the newsroom.
Dan Rostenkowski promotes a simple goal for tax simplification: a fair tax where individuals and corporations pay in proportion to income. Voters resent tax deductions that let millionaires avoid taxes, and expect Congress to act, despite past resistance from industries and special interests.
A Gallup poll shows 80 percent backing patient control over stopping life-prolonging systems. Iowa passes a living will law by wide margins 40-1 in the Senate and 90-6 in the House, allowing doctors to discontinue life supports after consulting with family or counsel, while keeping voluntary consent central.
Reagan adopts the Dirty Harry line to press Congress on taxes, drawing praise for blunt fire while critics call it inappropriate. The issue highlights ongoing skepticism about his pledge to hold tax levels, with Mondale and others noting perceived hypocrisy and vigilance in the tax dispute.
Readers weigh in on the Cedar Rapids St Patrick parade crowd and viewing safety, recounting parking, truck movements, and obstructed views. They compare with Pasadena Rose Bowl methods and invite southerners to attend Hopkinton and Waukon parades while thanking St Luke's Hospital volunteers. Also letters discuss room advertising, disability inclusion, abortion debates, and adoption.
Prudence Higley arrived in Mari in 1842 with six children after Abiel died months earlier. She built a farm, purchased land and lots, and steered the family into successful ventures including stage lines, freighting, stores, and real estate. Prudence became Cedar Rapids matriarch, guiding civic and business development while her daughters wed into prominent families. A formal portrait and a buried legacy at Oak Hill mark her enduring influence, though the husband Seth Baker remains a mystery in records.
A periodic observer forum features perspectives from eastern Iowa residents. Harold Ewoldt of Cedar Rapids, a retired general manager and resource consultant, contributes insight as a specialist in the Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley region history.
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