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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1980
Page
6
The piece argues against another 25 cent minimum wage increase next January, warning it could fuel inflation and layoffs. It highlights teen and Black youth unemployment, urges postponing the hike, and suggests a separate youth wage or a slow rise with no increase.
The Linn County Information and Referral Center faces closure after a $49,000 cut from the Health Center budget, despite handling over 2,300 calls last month. Health officials will meet with area agency representatives to seek private funding to keep I R running, underscoring its role in guiding residents to services and clarifying bureaucratic access.
Readers praise Max the Bever Park bus driver for friendly greetings helpful curbside service and courteous interaction with passengers including junior high students He is described as a positive daily presence on the Cedar Rapids route and a favored driver by riders.
A letter dated March 26 is challenged for falsified authorship by a reader who cites the name Mike Chris tenson and a Blairs Ferry Road address. The reader says the Gazette should verify letters before publishing and claims to have checked with the telephone company, city and county assessors, Building Department, city clerk, and Water Department and conducted an on site in-
A correspondent challenges the Gazette over publishing a letter without confirming the writer’s identity and address. The writer argues for public accountability of duties and compensation and proposes two remedies: verify authenticity first and publish unedited once confirmed.
A former Cedar Rapids police employee urges higher city wages and better funding for police and fire departments, arguing current contracts shortchange civil servants and threaten public safety. He contends taxpayers suffer when officials negotiate low yields and law enforcement personnel leave.
The Rummel decision upholding a life sentence for three nonviolent felonies pits Justice Rehnquist’s federalism view against Justice Powell’s living Constitution stance. The piece argues restraint should limit judges from substituting personal notions of “gross” punishment for legislative judgments, noting Texas law allows such mandatory life terms and parole can arrive in five years.
The White House pushes deep cuts to curb inflation while facing opposition over Social Security coverage for about seven million federal workers. A panel reportedly recommends immediate move of current workers into Social Security, sparking union pushback and a Carter response insisting civil service retirement remain separate.
A hunter supports a plan to use up to 90 000 state habitat stamp funds to purchase about 100 acres near Matsell Bridge. The Linn County Conservation Board needs 30 000 to match and asks the county Board of Supervisors to raise the mill levy from 23 to 27.
The Gazette invites reader opinions with a 400 word limit and one letter per writer every 30 days. Submissions may be condensed or edited without changing meaning and must not be anonymous. Writers should include name, address, readable handwritten signature, and non printed telephone for authentication.
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