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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1983
Page
9
A Gazette reader mocks an anti Christ letter about E T calling for an inquisition. Another letter questions the May 15 discourse on Wilson Foods wage and benefit cuts. A resident recounts hardship from job losses and reduced benefits, defending Wilson workers and criticizing broad generalizations.
Letter-writer argues wage and benefit reductions at Wilson Foods are unjustified and warns of broader impacts. She cites prior cost of living freezes, union negotiations, and risks to jobs, home, and local taxes in Cedar Rapids as a consequence of mismanagement.
Senator Priebe notes the ban on numbing and drugging races would drive top stables away. Critics call pre race numbing inhumane and unfair to bettors and breeders, citing medicated horses breaking down, infertile breeding stock, and drugs masking illegal substances. Iowa Legislature praised for backing this stance.
A reader criticizes a May 9 piece for missing CUB services that prevent exploitation of birth mothers. The letter details how Concerned United Birthparents aids mothers with housing, clinics, jobs, and advocacy to keep children with families, plus trauma from adoption.
Readers thank sponsors for the Cedar Rapids International Festival held May 12 to 14 at Five Seasons. The event showcased world cultures with India exhibits, fashion shows, ethnic foods, dances, music, and displays, though attendance was disappointing. The letter urges continuing the festival next year.
A sixth grade student explains that students from Erskine Elementary will not attend the same junior high next fall. While most friends pick Franklin, the writer will attend McKinley. The speaker argues for siblings from the same elementary to stay together in junior high.
The speaker celebrates the Linn County Care facility praising residents as capable individuals and thanking staff for daily efforts. They emphasize liberty to work and progress, and value the accomplishments and dedication shown by residents and caregivers alike.
Richard O. Shirk argues American education suffers due to family fragmentation and working parents. He cites surveys showing poor reading and math skills, recommends longer school terms, higher teacher salaries, and schools taking on more trades, discipline, and moral policing.
A columnist laments abdicated parental responsibility and drifting school control to state and federal authorities. He argues property taxes fund schools, limits on teacher discipline erode classroom authority, and union politics shape policy. He cites private prep schools as elitist, urges parental demand for better curriculum and practical reforms.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 400 words. All letters may be shortened and edited. Writers must include name and street address and signature. A telephone number for authentication is required but not published. Letters should address issues and events rather than personalities. Only one letter per writer every 30 days.
A reader asks why busing and bussing appear while running has a single spelling. The piece explains final consonant doubling rules for one syllable words and suggests using bused versus bussed to distinguish transportation from affection, urging dictionaries to settle the usage.
Richard O. Shirk of Oelwein retired president of Shirk Oil Co. and former Iowa Library Commission member and chairman, with a history in Republican politics, is highlighted as part of readers invited to share viewpoints on unlimited topics.
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