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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1988
Page
6
R. Hladky Jr. serves as Chairman of the Board while John Robertson is named Executive Editor and Jerry Elsen Editor of Editorial Pages in a management update.
Iowa DHS has held public hearings on potential cuts to foster care in a year with a funded 54 million budget, but experts warn demand will rise. The editor urges strengthening and expanding foster care, not cutting services or shifting costs to counties or providers.
Iowa drops from ninth to seventeenth after a late loss to Hawaii as Hayden Fry praises the opponent. Florida State is humbled 31 to 0 by Miami, underscoring the volatility of early season college football.
The piece argues Roger Ailes and the Bush campaign favor fewer debates arguing debates teach little and risk mistakes. It notes Dukakis may be the stronger debater and that Bush seeks to avoid equal platform exposure, citing Nixon and Johnson as precedents.
Letter writer notes Jon Janda starts Sept 1 as administrative assistant to the City Council earning 44770.32 annually, higher than Mayor Canney and four commissioners. The writer criticizes Finance Commissioner Schaefer and calls for fair pay and better governance, urging accountability at City Hall.
Cathy Mayor Shipley laments the loss of two Cedar Rapids icons, Morris-Sanford Co. and Hilton Montrose, describing decades of service and community bonds. She recalls a thriving stationery and book department, custom payment habits, revolving doors, and Christmas bonuses, as well as the Montrose Hotel’s elegant era and later YWCA residence conversion.
A supporter asserts Susie McDermott has strong leadership and volunteer experience that would benefit Cedar Rapids Community School Board at large. The letter urges citizens to vote and back her bid for re election.
Marlene Florang of The Gazette argues dictionaries blur precision by treating insure and ensure as interchangeable. She says insure only refers to insurance related payments, while ensure conveys safety, and urges clearer usage. Other newsroom notes include jokes on redudent phrases like superfluous redundancy and questions about high nature fences.
A police department official admits there is no standard disciplinary policy, implying two unwritten rule sets for insiders and outsiders. The letter recalls a 1987 move about nepotism in the police chief’s family ties and challenges ethics at City Hall with a call to accountability. John Luethye, 3701 16th Ave. SW, Apr. 25.
In a blunt letter Dan Humpfer of 827 N Dagige St Iowa City complains about the presidential ballot choices Democrats and Republicans and urges readers to vote for themselves rather than the usual options. He mocks both parties and argues for broad reevaluation of the political system.
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