This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 2010
Page
4
The Gazette argues against calling a state constitutional convention to ban same sex marriage. It warns the move could open the door to broad changes beyond the target issue and notes past votes have rejected conventions. Amendments remain the proper path for targeted changes. voters should say no again.
Dolores Underwood of Vinton attacks the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage, questioning protections for homosexuals and asserting marriage as a male female institution. She asks how rights for gays protect them from AIDS or other maladies and denounces legal protection as a path to hell.
Readers describe the Marion Cedar Rapids bypass as a slow-pass due to seven traffic signals, arguing it saves neither time nor miles. They call for genuine bypasses and critique local planners. The letter also questions judicial ouster efforts and media bias in coverage of elections and endorsements.
A columnist critiques female political figures and the 1992 election surge of women in Congress. The piece discusses Ginni Thomas Anita Hill Christine O'Donnell Sharron Angle and Sharia concerns while arguing for electing highly qualified leaders over flamboyant rhetoric.
Iowa political stunt rides the Judge Bus painted black and purple with three Iowa Supreme Court justices up for retention. Backers include the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council spending $500000, with figures like Rep. Steve King and Tony Perkins aboard. Critics call it intimidation and warn of erosion of trust in the judiciary as Cedar Rapids hosts the bus on Wednesday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.