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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1988
Page
6
JF Hladky Jr as Board Chairman and Hladky III as President and Publisher John Robertson as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen as Editorial Pages Editor plus Editorial Board member Dave Morris as Managing Editor outlined in the release.
Editorial notes Cedar Rapids residents remain upset over the abrupt lawn watering ban from June 23 to August 8 and the three hour weekly limit. Officials educated the public on conservation while exemptions covered trees plants gardens and new sod. A drought contingency plan was promised next month as the 1989 growing season approaches.
Iowa legislators consider a Health Data Commission plan to force hospitals with over 100 beds to rate illness severity and treatment success. Critics warn data may mislead consumers, while supporters cite cost concerns and a business labor coalition. The piece urges rethinking hospital and physician costs, noting a vetoed malpractice insurance plan as a possible start.
Cedar Rapids volunteers Melvin McCrea and Pat Chavez join Red Cross disaster teams to aid Gilbert victims in Texas while others donate to Yucatan relief. Iowans support the sister state effort coordinated by the Iowa Sister State Committee and Governor Branstad's office.
The author, a rural high school principal, reflects on FFA cultural jokes and the limited future of farming for youth. He recalls a retired farmer brother who steers sons away from farming, cites historical parity policy shifts, and argues farmers bear the tax and price burdens while youth depart for other careers.
T.M. Cross of Center Point urges action on fathers rights noting two letters in August and September advocating membership acceptance and justice in court. He links support to an election year to vote out anti father legislators and back pro father candidates to be with his child on Father’s Day in 1989.
Cedar Rapids proclaims Constitution Week September 17 23 to promote understanding of the Constitution and defend rights. NA Nancy Gearhart urges flag flying and reflection on freedoms citing First Amendment and historical remarks on church state and morality.
A city notice quotes an International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism letter praising local efforts to curb beer tents. Signed by honorary president and special consultant Ernest H J Steed, the missive urges church leaders to uphold Christian purity and holiness to influence public behavior. The writer thanks ICPA for its support.
Renee Wilson of 1929 Ninth St. SW accuses Rep. Tom Tauke of ignoring Iowa senior citizens by opposing the health care bill and supporting a freeze on Social Security cost of living increases. She questions his concern for residents living in poverty.
Kim Ogburn urges voters to require public debates between five term Congressman Tom Tauke and Democrat Eric Tabor. She defends Tauke against letters she calls malicious and untruthful and emphasizes open forum discussion to compare issues.
The guideline outlines a letter format requiring shortened content, a real name, street address and signature. Anonymous publication is avoided and a phone number is kept private for authentication. Each writer may submit one letter every 30 days, with a focus on public business rather than personal detail.
A memory recounts weekly childhood trips with the father to the town dump in eastern Massachusetts. The narrator recalls dirt road, smoky pit, and lessons from a ritual that underpinned family bonds and a long drive home. Now, during a period of tidying the mother’s oversized house, the narrator reflects on the father’s absence for 17 years.
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans inviting public expression on unlimited topics. The views are theirs and reflect individual perspectives rather than official positions.
Jean Hakes of Mount Vernon recalls a summer of relocation and refuse as out of state haulers refuse a 40 bag mountain of trash. A captain offers sixty dollars to clear the curb and the haul vanishes leaving a lesson on dependence on the dump.
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