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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1990
Page
4
The editorial weighs Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership as perestroika opens Soviet society while leaving the economy strained and citizens demanding more. It argues practical aid and cooperation may stabilize the Soviet Union better than confrontation, contemplating who could lead if not Gorbachev.
The issue frames Bush as weighing a generous offer to aid the Soviet Union against needing to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. It notes Reagan's prior circumventing of the act through disaster relief after Chernobyl and the Armenia earthquake, but argues real Soviet needs stem from a broken distribution system and likely years before market reforms. Congress must unravel bureaucratic barriers before aid can flow.
The piece argues celibacy as a discipline could be repealed or modified by papal or council action. It notes falling vocations and resignations since 1967, with estimates of many priests and some ex-priests supporting optional marriage, while conceding substantial official denial of such figures.
Letters criticize the kinder gentler administration and Baker's claim that war with Iraq would create jobs. Writers argue soldiers and workers already employed would bear the burden and urge prayers for peace amid broader Middle East and oil interests.
A man and wife steal five dollars of food leading to death and multiple injuries, with one man sentenced to life in prison. In contrast, major crooks in a savings and loan scandal escape physical harm, though taxpayers bear the cost. The speaker expresses sympathy for the first offender’s punishment.
The writer urges a full-scale newspaper recycling program noting past ease of recycling at groceries and calls for editors to sign Gazette editorials. They criticize unsigned editorials and advocate bringing back Doonesbury and Pogo in Sunday comics, accusing the paper of inconsistent tolerance.
A reader questions gun control groups while an NRA member defends firearm ownership. A North Liberty letter details a hunting safety lesson after a high powered rifle incident, stressing responsible backdrop awareness and the value of hunting for parks and reserves funding.
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