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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1983
Page
9
Reader letters defend minimal jail provisions and oppose costly new facilities, urging punishment over comfort. The piece also recycles a Nebraska myth explaining why the state is widely considered non existent, presented as a humorous aside amid the letters.
A Cedar Rapids fire committee urges a yes vote on November 8 for bonds to fund five new fire stations to replace aging facilities. The plan targets five minute response times, addresses obsolete stations from 1906 to 1961, and aims to prevent higher insurance premiums while expanding city coverage amid population growth since 1960.
A Cedar Rapids wife writes from concern over her husband Corporal Larry D Davis stationed in Beirut since September 27. She notes his absence from the Iowa list in the October Gazette and urges government support as more troops are sent and casualties rise. She questions priorities between national duty and other events like President Reagan's golf weekend.
A reader notes new rule allows school buses to travel 55 mph on all highways since July 1, not just interstates. The writer urges drivers to avoid tailgating, warns of danger with close following distances, and stresses bus safety for 45 students onboard. The white strobe light on top of buses aids visibility in fog and heavy precipitation.
The Gazette invites reader letters up to 400 words and may edit for length. Writers must supply name street address and signature, plus a non published telephone number for authentication. Anonymous submissions are not published. focus on issues over personalities. one letter per writer every 30 days. no verse.
A reader laments the impact of a flawed court system on shared custody and extended family. After losing access to his children following a move by his ex spouse, he describes leaving Cedar Rapids, his job, and his profession to pursue visitation rights, urging reforms and editorial support.
Computers in the classroom expand access for students with no prior exposure and broaden educational capacity. They provide experience with a complex instrument essential for future employment, giving graduates basic know-how to work with computers and preparing them for evolving job roles.
A concise guide outlining eight leadership strategies for shaping child behavior. The author presents tactics such as the Anti Cannibal, Penicillin, Wavering Deadline, Marine, New Pet, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Masada strategies, illustrating how structure, diversions, limits, and honesty foster growth and responsibility in children.
Periodic remarks from Cedar Rapids residents express personal views on diverse topics. The piece notes William C. Jacobson, Cedar Rapids, has served as principal of Jefferson Senior High since 1973 after holding other school system roles here for a decade.
An editorial notes common pronoun errors in an advertisement describing an Indian exhibit. It argues singular leaders require his or her or a neutral construction rather than their, citing examples from sports and tennis commentators, and suggesting revisions like Leaders are shown in replicas of their local habitat with historical information on their lives.
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