Mercy killing case tests Florida law and justice
The Ft Lauderdale case of 75 year old Roswell Gilbert found guilty of first degree murder for killing his ailing wife Emily amid requests for mercy raises questions about fairness and harsh penalties. Critics say the law should better balance compassion with crime, as Gilbert faces a mandatory life term.
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Cedar Rapids expands civic art with $500,000 library museum plan
Cedar Rapids moves ahead with land purchases to convert the old library into a larger Museum of Art, backed by a public poll showing mixed views on subsidies and a strong case for art in public buildings. The city highlights Grant Wood and Marvin Cone works, noting taste may broaden as surrounding art spaces improve.
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Cedar Rapids
Media General
Associated Press
Grant Wood
Marvin Cone
Reagan Ideologue Appointments Spark Public Backlash
After Reagan's landslide re election momentum shifts to ideology. Dr. Eileen Gardner resigns criticizing handicapped education programs as misguided and aiming at victimhood. Marianne Mele Hall named chairman of the Copyright Royalty Board faces scrutiny over views.
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Eileen M. Gardner
Secretary of Education
Marianne Mele Hall
Reagan
Copyright Royalty
Medicare supplement standards once guided by Pepper
Letters to the Gazette traced minimum Medicare supplement policy standards written into law in 1980 after a 1978 Pepper staff survey calling the practices a colossal racket. Pepper cited agents preying on the elderly with 3 to 30 policies, noting missing coverage for deductibles and nursing-home care, though Iowa supplements reportedly cover the $400 deductible and offer nursing-home options. Kathryn Sherman 4243 E Ave NE.
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Claude Pepper
Iowa
Medicare and nursing home costs hit hard in aging system
The column notes Medicare limits on nursing home coverage, detailing four types of care and the shift from doctor to Medicare in deciding hospital discharge. It then compares Iowa Medigap plans Blue Cross United American and Physicians Mutual, outlining daily benefits and approval rules for Medicare facilities.
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Medicare
Iowa
Blue Cross
United American
Physicians Mutual
Contagion of concern in reader letter on abortion ethics
A reader asks if Donald Kaul has improved and contrasts his columns with his own worry over abortion views. The letter cites statistics on abortions, pro life arguments, and religious verses, urging respect for life from conception through birth and invoking biblical quotes.
Quiet lesson and political row marks May thirteen
The diary-style report recalls a day when class disruption led to detention and a school wide response. It then shifts to editorials and appointments, noting Frank Shakespeare and Pat Buchanan in right wing roles shaping U S policy and rhetoric, with critical summaries of Reagan era politics.
Doctor Edell challenged on chiropractic claims on KCRG TV
Viewers criticize Dr Dean Edell for sounding off on orthopedics and chiropractors on May 8. The pamphlets he held allegedly link spinal nerve pinching to high blood pressure asthma and appendicitis, prompting calls for more responsible professional discourse and patient welfare.
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Dean Edell
Kcrg-Tv
Local Gas Electric crew praised for prompt service
James E. Fine of 2132 Grande Ave SE commends John Wasson distribution superintendent and the crew of the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co for professional and courteous response to questions about in place underground service.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
John Wasson
James E. Fine
Grande Ave. SE
Gazette Letter Guidelines for Submissions
The Gazette outlines submission rules for letters including a 400 word limit. Letters require writer name street address and signature while a non published telephone aids authentication. Anonymous letters are not published and content should focus on issues and events over personalities.
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Right and wrong word choices in legal and sports prose
A lawyer notes the difference between corroboration and collaboration in a hearing and warns against hearsay tied to witnesses. A sports piece contrasts intersquad and intramural terms. A sofa feature explains testable phrases rise versus raise with examples.
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