Memorial Day 1995 tribute to World War II veterans
The Gazette honors fallen servicemembers from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima and remembers Memorial Day as a national reflection. It notes Cedar Rapids losses and nationwide grief, praises veterans as the generation that secured peace, and urges lessons for future progress.
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Iwo Jima
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
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Conoco
Okinawa
Memorial Day
Harry Boyd
John Donne
When sex life clashes with church values
A look at how religious single women navigate sexuality in modern America. Barb, 38, and Monica, 30, discuss pressure to marry, societal scrutiny, and the church’s impact on singleness. Dallas pastor Sheron Patterson counsels singles and promotes church programs while stressing celibacy as a viable option.
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Barb
Sheron Patterson
Dallas
Patterson
Monica
Jubilee United Methodist Church
Duncanville
Jesus
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Letters to the Gazette on the national debt and the dollar
Wendell Koch of Cedar Rapids argues the national debt near five trillion dollars is a mortgage on the economy. He notes the dollar’s decline against the German mark and yen and calculates roughly one billion dollars daily in interest for a century, urging readers to consider the stakes.
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U.S
Wendell Koch
Cedar Rapids
Letters policy and submission details for The Gazette
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited and returned to sender. Include writer’s full name signature address and daytime phone. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit per letter, one per writer every 30 days. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email Gazette Net on FYIowa 368 8800 CompuServe 75144 1041 Internet 75144 1041 compuserve com Support full identification.
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Iowa Militia Misconceptions and Parody from Dyersville
A reader lampoons the Iowa Militia and its supposed surveillance methods while praising a politician. The letter mocks militia paranoia about UN directives, radio transponders, and fertilizer waiting periods, ending with a satirical slogan.
Giants in the Earth and Memorial Day Tribute
William M. Detweiler, national commander of the American Legion, urges remembrance of World War II veterans as giants who saved America and the free world. He rebuts revisionist views on Enola Gay and honors those who sacrificed for peace, liberty, and justice.
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Boyd
William M. Detweiler
National American Legion
U.S
Gazette
Times
America
Kathleen Krog
Miami Herald
Free World
Krog
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Washington
D.C
Smithsonian
American Legion
Legion
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
The
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Washington Post Writers Group
CBS
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Connie Chung
Iowa
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Las Vegas
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Dyersville
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