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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1994
Page
4
JF. Hladky Jr. chairs the board while Joe Hladky III serves as president. Ken Slaughter is vice president and treasurer, Dale Larson as vice president and general manager, Jerry Elsen edits editorials, and Mark Bowden chairs the editorial board and directs the managing editor role.
Editorial argues U S policy on Cuba forces refugees to seek exit via dangerous routes while the United States bears the costs of aid and detention. It questions the value of sanctions and suggests a need for a better approach to Castro and Cuban refugees.
President Clinton ordered the Soo Line railroad workers back to work and set up a three member board to prepare settlement recommendations. The six week strike disrupted grain shipments essential to farmers and elevator operators ahead of harvest. The article notes the need for reliable rail service and urges a swift equitable settlement with federal mediation.
Opinion column argues African-American leaders misuse the race card to shield misconduct and power. Diana Beard-Williams urges credibility tests for leaders, warns against emotional manipulation, and calls for fearless critique and accountability.
College Community School District residents face a September 15 bond referendum of 6.1 million dollars to upgrade Prairie Heights and Prairie View Elementary schools with new classrooms labs and updated electrical heating and cooling systems Central Committee co chairs K Waychoff and L Dickson Wiles urge YES to maintain high quality education and space for growth with informational meetings and direct questions to Superintendent Mick Starcevich.
A Cedar Rapids family thanks Kathie Navy for selecting their son Devin to deliver a speech with the district superintendent and praises teachers and staff from Jefferson High School Taft Middle School and Coolidge Elementary for their guidance. The note mentions Devin and his sisters Deanna and Suzy and credits educators for shaping them.
A voter endorses Melody Bildstein citing her work on school issues and a recent bond referendum. The message praises her energy, time investment, and knowledge as Linn-Mar plans a strategic planning project for the district.
A speaker argues against same sex and interspecies pairings, insisting on binary gender roles. The remark emphasizes adherence to traditional definitions of male and female as aligned with reality and religious truth.
A humorous note critiques wrong word usage in phrases such as fore word and afterword. The piece discusses misused terms from hospital forms to defining and nondefining clauses, and examines expressions like lurching jury selection and hostile nightclub patrons.
A letter highlights Congressman Nussle's reelection push and questions his votes on flood relief and crime bills while praising Republican Joe Gunderson as a prosecutor and criticizes Nussle’s campaign finances and pay raise stance. The piece urges choosing a local crime-fighter in Iowa.
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