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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1999
Page
4
Joe Hladley serves as President and Publisher while Ken Slaughter is Vice President and Treasurer Dale Larson holds the post of Vice President and General Manager Jerry Elsen is Editor of Editorial Pages Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and serves as Managing Editor
The editorial urges a National World War II Memorial on the National Mall to honor veterans and home-front workers. It notes the memorial’s planned dedication by 2000 and completion by 2003, cites Patty Andrews urging remembrance, and mentions bills by Rep. Stump and Rep. Evans to speed construction.
Patty Andrews urges a permanent memorial on the National Mall to honor the World War II generation. She recalls entertaining troops, the cost of war, and the need to enshrine courage before the last veteran passes, with contact details for more information.
Melvin Baker of Cedar Rapids urges readers to contact U S senators and representatives to demand adequate federal funding for VA health care. He condemns Clinton Gore for six years of insufficient support and warns against job cuts and service reductions in VA hospitals.
A moral essay argues that morality comes from inner conviction not laws. It condemns self righteousness and societal shifts toward relativism, citing abortion euthanasia and gene studies as evidence. It defends biblical standards and Christian forgiveness as ultimate hope.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites readers to send letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. only your name and hometown will be printed. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazette fyiowa.com
The writer argues the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear arms and criticizes gun control supporters. It cites past practices of arm access in schools and the army’s role in supplying ammunition, and condemns mass shootings linked to policy eras. Robert Wiley, polon
A client letter from Raymond F. Wells of Cedar Rapids questions the moral difference between Kevorkian aiding end of life for the ill and abortion, urging mothers to consider adoption instead of killing unborn children.
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