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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1988
Page
6
Editorial notes Koop’s push to pressure employers to increase health coverage for prenatal and infant care. It highlights the high US infant mortality rate, estimates of cost savings from immunization and prenatal care, and calls for universal early maternal and pediatric care while acknowledging government funding limits.
CBS News President David Burke criticizes current media passion and low electorate demand for depth. He argues news should tackle deficits and issues beyond busy visuals, lamenting the loss of Edward R. Murrow era integrity and issue focus.
The piece contrasts Mary Todd Lincoln and Nancy Reagan on private finery and public costs. It argues a public official’s spouse cannot gain from public status and criticizes concealed loans, highlighting the Times sourced debate over disclosure, ethics, and fashion endorsements.
A reader criticizes funeral director Wilks in Cross Plains Tennessee for alleged improper burials and wasted cemeteries. The letter ridicules cremation aversion, questions the custom, and hints at broader scrutiny of undertakers nationwide.
A St Patrick’s Catholic School letter from parents and students says flyer delivery was a voluntary earned-income activity not an endorsement of any candidate. They request a public apology from local media and insist eight student signers plus others supported the account.
A letter argues abortion is often used as birth control rather than medical need. It asserts abortion terminates a life and equates it with murder while urging consistency in human rights stance and condemning the yearly tally of over a million abortions in the United States.
Patricia Petrak of Marion recounts settlement attempts in the Gerbers baby food case. She says Gerbers refused offers, rejected talks, and forced a trial while her daughter Sarah Lou faced uncertain outcomes. She praises attorney Tom Riley for standing up to the company.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers letters. It invites corrections and contradictions from readers with equal opportunity for publication.
A discussion on tricky spellings raises examples like camaraderie hemorrhage feisty and hodgepodge. The piece notes common exceptions to i before e and after c rules and cites missteps in headlines and culinary terms.
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