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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1988
Page
7
The Cedar Rapids Reds thank fans and volunteers for a record Midwest League championship the first outright title in 30 years. They praise the board Memorial Commission Booster Club and GM Don Buchheister and note plans for facility improvements for 1989. The team also thanks The Gazette for season coverage.
Elizabeth G. Petrzelka urges higher penalties after IBP Inc faced a $600 fine for illegal discharge of organic waste grease oils and toluene through three pipes into river waters. She calls for stiffer fines to deter corporate pollution and fairness compared with roadside litter fines.
The August issue of The Chemical People newsletter claims CBS allocated 3 million dollars for 13 episodes of Garbage Pail Kids. The American Family Association contends the show promotes ridicule and sadism toward others and urges cancellation.
The fate of notch legislation rests with Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and Rep. Dan Rostenkowski who have not allowed discussion. Corrective action is long overdue and raises questions about whether notch babies will receive their share.
A Solon reader attacks presidential candidate George Bush noting a misstatement about Pearl Harbor and joking that he might carry moonbeams home in a jar. The letter ends with a light critical jab and a nickname.
Mary Dias from Lindsay Lane SE objects to Terry Heller's Accent column accusing him of mocking Christians and the Bible. She defends Scriptural inspiration and cites Matthew Luke and Matthew 13 passages to argue against reducing scripture to poems or riddles.
A column argues against mandating the pledge citing freedom of conscience. It notes the pledge’s origins in 1892 and 1954 added words under God. The author suggests patriotism can exist without a public oath and critiques political figures and policy issues. Francis C. Gillon and Patrick R. Burr contribute viewpoints.
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