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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1988
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages while Dave Morris chairs the Editorial Board and holds the role of Managing Editor.
The proposal lets first time buyers withdraw funds from IRAs or tax deferred plans for down payments. It also calls for looser FHA rules with lower down payments and broader loan eligibility to boost owner occupancy amid a long term decline from 66 percent in 1980 to 64 percent now.
Four federal agencies failed to act as Norelco sold activated carbon filters sealed with methylene chloride for the Clean Water Machine starting July 1982. The EPA had flagged methylene chloride as a suspected carcinogen two years earlier, yet recalls were not ordered and replacement filters remained in circulation.
Dan Quayle, seen as Dukakis' last hope by some, endures nonstop scrutiny. He remains calm under pressure while campaign operatives direct his image and avoid further friction as the four week push to the election continues.
A Washington Post column critiques how campaign handlers curb a candidate’s spontaneity. It compares media control to a laboring motor and notes Quayle’s Senate expertise on arms control, contrasted with media pressure at a New Orleans convention and the Bush campaign’s orchestrated messaging.
In 1988 a veteran argues the U.S. should cut wasteful spending and pursue a common sense defense program. He praises Reagan era job growth but urges focus on the young, elderly, and homeless. He warns against aging battleships and urges prudent, people-centered policy and a thoughtful election vote.
The Four Oaks staff and children thank Crazy George Silver for an excellent basketball performance. He showcased skill and tricks while promoting personal hygiene, drug and alcohol awareness, and perseverance. The non threatening show made learning enjoyable and left Four Oaks privileged to host him.
Doris Kellison of Cedar Rapids commends Joyce Nielsen a longtime friend and qualified potential representative. Kellison highlights Nielsen’s church work with Peoples Church organizing Sunday forums bringing speakers and panel discussions while noting her broad local contacts.
A shopper expresses deep thanks to the unknown person who found and returned a billfold with everything intact at Jack's West service desk. The writer also praises a Jack's employee who attempted to reach them and handled the report with courtesy.
A critical polemic argues that political moderates lack vision and purpose. It asserts true leadership requires a clear ideal society, contrasts it with moderates who aim to calm the waters, and warns that reliance on moderation fuels drift toward loss of freedom and economic decline.
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