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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1988
Page
6
John Donnelly serves as Executive Vice President and Treasurer while John Robertson is Executive Editor and Jerry Elsen heads Editorial Pages. The editorial board includes Cha Dave Morris as Managing Editor.
The editorial notes a sympathetic backlash from Iowans against dense media coverage after Quayle’s selection. Wittgraf says Bush gains in Iowa while Dukakis’ lead narrows. but Bush may not return there this fall.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors abandon a proposed daytime drop-in center at the HACAP 3200th Avenue SE site due to renovation funding gaps. HACAP Executive Director Don Maniccia cites growing homelessness and demand for daytime services as a key reason to keep the project alive if funding returns.
The Dukakis campaign and the Democratic National Committee project no debt after November, contrasting 1984’s $9 million burden. Fundraising success stems from donor confidence, Greek-American support, and strong organization that kept the campaign afloat through Super Tuesday. The DNC has raised $16.8 million, the most since 1974.
In a column by James J. Kilpatrick the author argues that public school students should not be forced to recite the pledge. The piece traces historical Supreme Court cases including Gobitis and Barnette and sides with Dukakis that compelled oath laws violate individual mind and free speech.
A column celebrates a growing national fathers rights movement and outlines work by Iowa Fathers for Equal Rights. It also honors Roy Humbert as a peaceful community figure and notes a Cedar Rapids Marion Knights of Columbus fundraiser that raised over twenty thousand dollars for disability support locally and for the Iowa Special Olympics.
A letter defending Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen III argues the media has manufactured a liberal narrative about National Guard service. It contends coverage of Quayle’s enlistment is a cheap attack while praising honorable wartime choices and criticizing press tactics.
Alan E. Thompson UTU Legislative Representative warns against congressional intervention if C&NW and UTU fail to reach a settlement by Sept. 9. He argues such action would replace collective bargaining with imposed rules, threaten railroad competition, and undermine workers' rights.
The Gazette notes that 33 delinquent tax properties sold yielded 25 212 dollars in recovery from 77 546 dollars owed. It cites Linn County employing a full time real estate agent with underwhelming results and a county office cost exceeding 33 000 dollars last year.
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