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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1988
Page
9
A trio of letters from Cedar Rapids and New York readers rebut Donald Kaul’s Amana Ag Expo piece. They accuse Kaul of snobbery and praise the event as a global display of farming friendship while predicting pop culture parodies and political parables.
Becky Madden of Northwood Dr NE defends proper Ritalin use for ADHD after a Sept 16 letter questioned medication. She says her 9 year old son was diagnosed five years ago and praises medications, educators, doctors, and family support for his academic and social progress while warning against blanket opposition.
The author recalls a childhood in Kansas City with horse drawn trash collection paying for rags bottles fat from soap factory and bones for fertilizer. He notes old practices including home sorting and burning trash while praising modern recycling as necessary for clean air water and aquifers.
The message questions why prosecutors dropped the involuntary manslaughter charge against two youths in the Brian McMurrin death. It asserts implyed intent to cause severe harm despite the car pursuit ending, asking for legal reasoning behind continuing pursuit and charging decisions.
Amy R. Shuttleworth argues the film is a standard movie that provokes outrage yet fails to threaten her beliefs. She notes the controversy around the Illinois screening and urges readers to spend newsprint time wisely instead of money on the cinema.
A reflection on the overuse of the suffix ize in English. The author recalls examples from Art Heusinkveld and a New York Times ad, noting needless ize coinages while praising some useful ones and lamenting obsolete forms cited by H. L. Mencken.
A Sept 10 letter contends the Gazette prints without fact checking while noting no recent postings on administration money problems. It claims active officers with short service largely did not participate in Widows and Orphans funds and that retired leaders seek $3,000 of a $10,000 death benefit despite the 1983 Act setting the $10,000 amount after Jan 1, 1988. Detective Kessler, president, was treasurer during the act’s development.
Gene Frey of Cedar Falls urges votes for Dave Nagle, citing increased federal funding and drought relief. He contrasts Nagle with opponent Cooper Evans and warns of past cooperation failures, predicting Dukakis's election will boost Nagle’s leadership for business, farms, and jobs.
Hazel Akins on Fourth Ave reports the second anniversary of a basement wall collapse on Zika Ave NW and notes ongoing gratitude for the help received. She mentions the death of her husband Lester and implies gradual steps toward life’s restoration.
The text notes debates on religious liberty citing Frederick the Great and highlights Article VI's clause that No religious test shall ever be. It frames the framers' stance as tolerance for diverse beliefs within the constitutional framework.
The piece argues that Protestant conservatives and evangelical groups align with the Republican Party to erode church state separation. It contrasts U S history, cites the Southern Baptist Convention, references Reagan, and warns of threats from militant religious influence akin to India's religious politics. It cites Indira Gandhi's assassination and 4,000 Hindu-Sikh deaths as cautions.
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