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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1992
Page
4
Editorial notes AP disclosures show H. Ross Perot leaving the Navy early at 25 after criticizing its culture and arguing for merit over seniority. The piece frames the revelations as routine campaign fodder and quips on the young Perot as an ambitious Boy Scout before his later success.
Supreme Court hints states may compel mail order companies to collect sales taxes. Iowa already has a 1988 law. enforcement relies on voluntary compliance. Revenue estimates vary widely, from 1 to 3 billion dollars nationally.
Senator Tom Harkin and Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander faced tough exchange over funding and vouchers at a Senate hearing. Alexander defended a six point program while pushing record spending. Witnesses urged more funds for higher ed, the disabled, and inner cities as the session closed with calls for a broader education bill.
A reader denounces U S lawmakers for mismanaging funds and excuses about bad checks. The writer compares their explanations to corporate blame shifting toward external factors like Japan and urges accountability.
Area residents protest St Pat’s Church for fencing playgrounding and removing hoops on Sixth Street NW denying kids from low income households space to play. Signers urge church to reconsider and restore open access amid tensions over community use.
The Iowa Peace Institute offers teacher training in conflict resolution with a June 13-14 workshop in Mason City titled Introduction to school conflict management models. Contact information includes Box 480 Grinnell IA 50112 and phone number 515 236 4880. Patricia Tekippe listed as contact in Hiawatha.
In a harsh critique the speaker blames the White House Congress and the public for a 1992 deficit of 400 billion. He calls for deep cuts across all programs entitlements and defense, means testing, and tax increases on upper middle class and rich while raising regressive taxes on the middle class and poor.
Experienced former Linn County supervisor James Houser campaigns for the June 2 primary as a Democrat. He highlights hands on budgeting road maintenance and local zoning work, pledging common sense decision making and focus on elderly poor and handicapped program funding.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions, inviting reader corrections and contradictions to be published equally in future issues.
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