How fair is Reagan in the 1984 campaign
The piece argues the fairness issue in Reagan era politics centers on entitlements and poverty. It contrasts GOP aid to the needy with calls to curb fraud while noting rising poverty and debates over budget shares for entitlements versus defense, framing a pocketbook voter calculus.
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Reagan
Jobs, Peace and Freedom
Washington
D.C
Afl-Cio
Florida
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
White House
Walter Mondale
GOP
Ron
Dems
Pupil priorities on hunting leave in schools debate
A few Eastern Iowa districts allow students a day or two off for family hunting with prior work completion and parental requests. Proponents argue it mirrors other approved family trips. opponents call hunting an inappropriate reason to miss class. The piece favors keeping attendance standards, noting classroom learning and life discipline, urging parental responsibility and school policy control.
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Iowa
Legitimacy in Grenada War War Debate Rages in US Policy
In a heated confrontation over the Grenada invasion, critics accuse Reagan of sacrificing American legitimacy for tactical gains. They argue the move weakens international law, invites Soviet expansion, and undermines Cuba and Latin America diplomacy, warning that secrecy and unilateral action tarnish U.S. standing.
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Boston
Grenada
Washington
Reagan
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
Cedar Rapids Bond Vote Aims to Modernize Fire Service
Letters urge Cedar Rapids voters to approve a bond issue on November 8 to restructure and improve fire protection and emergency services. A citizen committee, drawn from all city sectors, recommends updating a nine station system to meet present and future needs, continuing a long civic pattern of citizen-led fire service reform.
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Cedar Rapids
Surrogate Mom debate and a call to action
A reader recalls solo parenting and praises caregiving by fathers while criticizing the film Mr. Mom. The letter then denounces the National Council of Churches and World Council of Churches as heretical, urges believers to leave, and condemns religious and public actions, including a nativity display dispute. It references the Lebanon Marine barracks attack and questions U.S. involvement.
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Yahweh
Yahshua
Jesus
National Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
U.S. Congress
United States
Lebanon
Marine Barracks
Senator Jepsen backs moratorium on AT&T divestiture
A letter thanks Senator Jepsen for telephone hearings in Mount Vernon and Des Moines. It argues long distance fees and a two year moratorium on divestiture would protect seniors, disabled people, and small businesses from rate hikes while noting rural areas may not benefit equally from competition. The writer calls phone service a necessity and urges continued support for Iowa residents.
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Roger Jepsen
Mount Vernon
Des Moines
Sen. Jepsen
At&t Co
Seabees Reunion Feature Praised by Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Oct. 9 Gazette ran Bob Denney's World War II Sixth Seabee Battalion feature about a reunion at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel in Cedar Rapids. Of 328 original Seabees, 102 attended the 41st reunion, with attendees grateful for copies of the article and praise for Gazette staff, hotel staff, and local helpers.
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Bob Denney
Sixth Seabee Battalion
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Guadalcanal
Gazette
Stouffer's
Candy Claussen
Ceil Becker
Ox Yoke Inn
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New York Times Service
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Shultz
Margaret Thatcher
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Mexico
Maurice Bishop
Bishop
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Onerica
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Wes
Mr. Mom’-in
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Supreme Court
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Hell
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