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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1982
Page
6
The Gazette editorial questions new Army rules restricting 23 jobs for women citing field tests showing limited physical capacity. It argues against blanket exclusions, noting 20 percent might qualify for some tasks and urges individual assessments rather than broad gender-based limits.
Jason Pipoly, an 11-year-old from Denver, swam 21 miles in 8 hours 20 minutes of a 28 mile crossing and then quit near the midpoint. Coaches who doubted his size and rough-water inexperience say the media overemphasized the failure while noting the boy’s perseverance against wind and waves.
Playboy magazine rates 20 universities on sexual temperature with the University of Iowa at 16th place. Grinnell sits near the top and Brigham Young near the cellar, while BYU revels in the result. The piece notes the survey reflects talking to writers rather than actual activity.
The piece argues against mandatory student fees for campus public interest groups, citing Galda vs Bloustein and Rutgers as precedent. It compares liberal PIRGs with conservative groups, urging voluntary funding and limiting mandatory charges to essential costs. The editor notes Iowa State uses a voluntary checkoff and Iowa/U N Iowa PIRGs no longer operate there.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues that cats should be leashed to prevent street fatalities like Kelley the cat. The letter urges owners to leash pets to protect them and avoid orphaned kittens, noting two personal cats aged 11 and 12. The writer claims leashing altered pets' behavior and calls city residents to adopt the practice.
A reader writes that a Police concert review seemed half hearted and biased toward the reviewer’s tastes. The letter urges higher quality coverage for future shows and to better reflect audience reactions and performances.
A Cedar Rapids resident asks the City Council to address Cox Cable changes effective Sept 1. The letter notes Spotlight replacing Cinemax with skimpy offerings and identical films on both channels, urging Cox to justify the change to prevent revenue losses.
A Cedar Rapids reader denounces Reagan era militarism asserting top priority on military spending fuels inflation and harms budgets. The letter argues balanced budgets are sacrificed for weapons, urges humane community action, and cites contact numbers for Republicans and Democrats.
Local readers from eastern Iowa submit brief opinions on a range of topics. The forum invites thoughtful reflections and individual viewpoints while emphasizing personal voice and civic engagement.
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