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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1990
Page
4
The editorial warns the budget talks near a fragile agreement while blaming lawmakers for the ongoing deficit and tax disputes. It criticizes the unsteady leadership in Washington, the rising national debt, and public reluctance to endorse specific spending cuts.
State Trooper Al Nieland was buried in Iowa City after a fatal chase Oct 14 in Iowa County. Walter Garris, sought in New York on drug charges, faces homicide by vehicle for the death though critics say the charge overreaches as he did not know a plane was involved. Gov. Branstad attended the funeral and calls for fairness.
The piece argues the 1990 race hinges on who voters label Them the faceless forces blamed for poor spending and broken promises It notes no clear national Them yet and discusses how incumbents and party images shape voter anger in state by state battles The piece references Dukakis Levin Pell Harkin Buckley Bush and Garth as context.
Letters argue against raising the federal cigarette excise tax. They claim a doubled tax would threaten 172 500 tobacco related jobs and reduce state funding for education and housing. They urge Congress to pursue unpaid taxes instead and tax everyone, not smokers.
Victor D. Jenson writes that Jim Nussle admitted limited environmental expertise but is learning, while Eric Tabor asserts decades of farming-related knowledge and soil conservation history. The reader endorses Nussle as the district representative and questions Tabor’s claims.
State senate candidate Andy Hasley joins a citizens group to address deadly fog on Highway 30. He urges voters to back his bid in the November 6 election to implement safety measures and road improvements.
A letter criticizes a World section AP photo captioned Fiery protest showing a Thailand student self immolating. The writer questions the photographer’s choice to capture the moment rather than intervene to save a life. William J. Scott, 1911 Ridgeway Dr SE.
A nurse urges colleagues to vote for Sen Tom Harkin citing his record on extending civil rights to the disabled, preserving WIC funding, protecting Social Security COLA, and boosting long term care and rural health. She contrasts Rep Tauke's stance on WIC cuts and praises Harkin's Iowa farm and foreign affairs leadership.
Innovation Iowa urges public officials with private sector experience to address economic hard times. Burt Day is praised for understanding small business banking, grassroots Iowa, and tax relief, aiming to bring prudent spending and economic renewal to the state.
A letter cites the Congressional Record of Sept 30 1982 showing Senator Harkin supported funding and authorizing fetal tissue experimentation including fetal hearts beating during dissections. The writer faults KGAN TV for editorial critique and urges reliance on media for truthful reporting.
A reader voices frustration that Doonesbury is placed in the back section beside want ads. The letter asks the paper to move the award winning strip to the editorial page where it belongs and argues for better placement and respect.
Reader letter decries misspellings on the old Carnegie Library now part of the Museum of Art. The engraver misspells Shakespeare as SHAKSPERE and uses MDCCCCIV for 1904, while Mike uRevicka calls for sandblasting to restore accuracy and civic pride. The city council preserved architectural integrity but faces pressure to correct the errors.
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