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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1982
Page
8
Art Heusinkveld serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board. He guides opinion coverage, oversees page design, and steers policy discussions within the newsroom.
The Gazette notes Memorial Day 1937 in Cedar Rapids drew large crowds with parades and veterans at Oak Hill Cemetery. It contrasts past community-wide patriotism with today’s longer weekend leisure, yet finds strong American resolve, renewed enlistments, growing ROTC, and rising Vietnam veteran esteem, amid economic worries and Falklands tensions.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office clarifies that public officials must meet in public when a majority of the City Council is present. The Maquoketa case shows committees not subject to the law become so if a council member joins, reinforcing accountability without hindering routine work.
Budget Director David Stockman, who once opposed a constitutional balanced budget amendment, recants and urges a House subcommittee to favor the Reagan administration plan. He says he hopes we keep learning, while noting that disagreeing with the president who signs paychecks is risky.
The document outlines a Soviet strategy to create energy dependencies in Europe and Asia. It describes a Siberian gas pipeline funded by France and West Germany, a Sakhalin oil project with Japan, and a push to secure export licenses for U S technology. It warns of U S resistance and urges denying licenses to thwart dependency.
The writer recalls volunteering at the Iowa State Special Olympics in Des Moines with Noelridge School students, praising disabled individuals for their strengths while noting society often creates barriers. The piece urges remembrance through Memorial Day, and includes letters about tape taxation, utility shutoffs, and consumer attitudes, expressing concern for fairness and dignity for the poor.
A patient reports being home after nearly two weeks at St Luke's Hospital and commends the Center staff and students for their efficient and pleasant care, saying their efforts deserve praise from this patient.
A student argues against banning books in schools, defending classics as essential for learning and criticizing parental bans as wasteful. The student asserts peers already know the material and argues censorship harms education, citing quotes and personal stance.
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