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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1985
Page
6
John Donnelly Executive Vice President and Treasurer is listed alongside John Robertson Managing Editor Art Heusinkveld Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman in the publication’s leadership roll.
The Gazette laments the House Budget Committee for closing doors on 1986 spending talks. It criticizes the freeze approach that spares programs, arguing secrecy masks inaction and undermines democratic process, since budgeting should be debated openly rather than decided privately.
Polk County developers face a 40 million dollar funding snag for a Des Moines area track as investors seek a guarantee run by Polk County residents. Industrial revenue bonds require no government debt but shift risks if a guarantee moves the project to general obligation status. Lottery and new competition alter economic feasibility and may derail Iowa track plans.
Philadelphia police drop a percussion bomb on a fortified Move row house as they try to neutralize armed fans. The attack destroys about 60 nearby homes and sparks a wide debate over back to nature ideals and public reconstruction costs.
A reader argues for priorities in Cedar Rapids spending with a library fund, condemns municipal arts subsidies, and criticizes a car storage ordinance. The letter supports private funding for arts, defends Social Security, and suggests a National Babysitters Day while praising caregivers and urging civic participation.
Discussion warns that federally insured banks protect depositors. It argues that even insured institutions can fail or be mismanaged with little consequence, since insurance promises full recovery remain unclear. The piece cautions against chasing higher returns outside insured options.
Letter argues for enforcing and collecting child support from delinquent mothers with the same rigor as fathers. The author praises responsible single fathers, notes lack of social services support, and urges courts to prosecute nonpayment by mothers to achieve true gender equality.
A columnist proposes bold plans for Marion bypass routing a north landfill shopping center to ease congestion and protect woods. Cedar Rapids would gain an overhead tramway, new mall clusters, a Skyway style downtown, a Five Seasons Center upgrade, and a Mount Trashmore ending. A people garage airport link and helicopter tours are also suggested to lure executives.
Readers propose ideas for a ground communications center in downtown Cedar Rapids and reflect on peaceful protests, reduced car use, and returning to pedestrian culture inspired by nearby Iowa City. The letter speaks to tramways, trains, helicopters, and a timeless city of open streets and familiar greetings.
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