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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1983
Page
6
A new national poll challenges simple explanations of the Reagan gender gap. Women show lower approval than men, with party and home employment affecting choices. Conservative women oppose abortion and ERA yet show varied loyalties, suggesting candidates should avoid overcorrecting leftward to win women.
Hong Kong plans a prototype vehicle tracking scheme using onboard transmitters and 300 street sensors to monitor driving patterns and bill users monthly. The $60-70 million project aims to curb peak time traffic but raises fears of pervasive police surveillance and potential abuse.
In the 1984 approach, President Reagan replaces stalwarts with moderates like Robert McFarlane, moving away from hardline anti-communist rhetoric. The change sparks debate over loyalty, experience, and the role of Jeane Kirkpatrick in shaping bipartisan policy. Critics question if his new path delivers a truly effective foreign policy.
A columnist argues for school computer use, noting affordable hardware and free or cheap software from Commodore Apple Radio Shack and others. It cites benefits for average and below average students and calls for policy action to reduce educational disparities while acknowledging concerns about games and distractions.
Periodic observations from Cedar Rapids readers invite diverse viewpoints. Terry Alan Hull, a Postal Service employee, writer, photographer, and director of a private library, is highlighted as a contributing figure.
A Cedar Rapids reader critiques six year old airport forecasts by Roy Jameson. He cites United and Ozark cutbacks, flights to Des Moines cheaper, and warns taxpayers funded a retirement house for the airport chief. Frontier remains on trial.
A reader argues the Oct. 15 piece misstates God as gendered and Jesus as female. They insist John 4 24 identifies God as a spirit, while John 3 16 uses gendered pronouns and supports Jesus as male, asserting biblical inerrancy and the use of Him.
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