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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1992
Page
4
Rapids area Board of Adjustment weighs replacement tower rules after July 13 accident at Universal Gym 930 27th Ave SW. City council urged to delay action and consider universal fall zones while Communications Engineering Co. seeks to serve customers.
The piece favorably notes Sen. Grassley’s amendment requiring Congress members to use economical travel for fact finding missions. It argues these trips are costly and often unnecessary and suggests lawmakers should fly tourist class and bear basic travel costs, reflecting taxpayer concerns.
A commentary praises using performance based pay to pressure federal workers, noting the Federal Aviation Administration pilot for 100 employees after a missing environmental impact statement on aircraft noise. The piece cautions Congress that voters may demand similar schemes for policy makers if the approach spreads.
A pro life mailing urging support for James Houser in Linn County raises questions about authorship and funding. Houser admitted his campaign paid for the letter but did not disclose it and signatures by Rev Larry Johnson and Mike Alt added to the confusion. Schulte, a Republican official, later claimed authorship amid election dispute.
A Gazette letter argues Sen. Grassley misleads voters on ethanol. It cites March 1990 votes to table a key Clean Air Act amendment and a floor explanation citing oil industry concerns. It accuses him of courting Iowa voters while aligning with oil interests.
A letter advocates free sterilization for men and women funded by service agencies and clinics. It argues vasectomies and tubal ligations as the safest birth control, promotes education and public outreach, and frames the program as reducing long term costs and social conflict. The author signs Norma Claassen and provides an address.
A reader vents anger at the Iowa Supreme Court ruling returning a DeBoer child to her birth father. She argues adoption rights hinge on emotional commitment, not birth, and urges public pressure on legislators and judges.
The Gazette editorial claims a German nature remains ominous after 47 years, but Germany has been a democracy and NATO partner. The note discusses asylum, riots by far right groups, refugee policies, and the danger of collective German guilt while contrasting U S rioting and immigrant tensions.
P. Mally of 1520 Fifth St NW questions Dr. Russell Anthony’s duties at the Animal Shelter, noting missed treatments, multiple cats and dogs dying unknown causes, and a $500,000 budget. She suggests Pat Hubbard of Cedar Valley Humane Society could run the shelter more effectively.
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