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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1996
Page
6
The Gazette laments low voter participation and urges accountability after a 49 percent turnout for the presidential election. It notes Iowa and national results, praises thoughtful endorsements, warns against renewed gridlock, and stresses the need for informed choices in future votes.
The piece discusses how four more years of Bill Clinton in office will extend political humor about Clinton and other figures. It weighs whether comedians’ jokes erode respect for elections or provide material for ongoing satire amid ongoing coverage of politics and ethics.
A reader argues that welfare traps people in dependency and hinders return to work. Personal experience after a heart attack and stroke shows rehabilitation and work drive aid self-respect, while agency attitudes push reliance on government care. The writer urges individuals to recognize abilities, craft plans, and pursue self-improvement.
Dorothy M. Hennessy of Cedar Rapids states she did not author the letter titled Dont compel Catholics to spurn Clinton that appeared on Oct. 19. She notes she wrote no such submission and requests acknowledgment of noninvolvement.
The writer criticizes the presidential visit to Cedar Rapids for poor planning at the Five Seasons Center. They describe waiting outside in the rain for tickets and being turned away for lack of space, questioning who decided the ticketing approach.
John and Mary Ann Cunningham voice strong opposition to federal and city funding for floating fountains and bridge lighting. They urge removing what they call pork projects and question maintenance and taxpayer cost. They demand accountability from city leaders on funding sources.
In Cedar Rapids a local group launched Milestones to help frail seniors stay at home with caregiver respite. The program evolved from Brendlewood to Milestones, adopting the H E A L model and expanding to serve about 30 daily by 1993 with plans for a new 60 person center at 1725 O Ave NW designed as a national teaching site. Joel Wulf leads Milestones.
Clinton’s post 1994 revival credited to Newt Gingrich and Dick Morris shaping the 1996 vote. The piece notes Gingrich’s budget clashes and Morris’s political playbook, plus Reagan’s optimistic rhetoric as a model. Potential risks of a second term loom amid Jones and Starr investigations.
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